Comment by LeBit
3 days ago
I use the following models:
- Qwen3.5 9B
- Qwen3.6 35B A3B
- Qwen3.8 27B
- Gemma 4 26B A4B
- Gemma 31B
- Muse Glimmer 30B
I have 48G.
The MacMini is used solely for inference. llama.cpp + llama-swap.
People are saying local models are crap and serves no purposes.
I use them to help me spell check, write emails, write text messages, write JIRA tickets, write PR comments, etc.
I also use them in coding agents to complete different tasks.
I find them quite useful!
Thanks! I have two mac minis: one with 8 gb and the other with 24 gb (left with 17 gb useable ram); I can't run any open model on them. So, ordered a Mac 5 pro with 128 GB. Can't wait for its arrival.
128G of RAM? I envy you.
You will be able to run some pretty impressive models locally. Good for you.