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⇱ Compare GPUs for Local AI — Side-by-Side Hardware Analysis | Will It Run AI

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Compare local AI hardware with workload-aware output.

MacBook Pro M2 Max 96GB wins for coding in balanced mode

Based on model fit, speed, and quality across top recommendations.

MacBook Pro M2 Max 96GB

Winner
SQwen3-Coder-Next
llama.cppQ4_K_MTight fit
61.5 GB / 69.1 GB
17.2 tok/s99K ctx
SQwen 3.6 27B
llama.cppQ4_K_MRuns well
28.7 GB / 69.1 GB
11.6 tok/s262K ctx
SQwen 3.5 27B
llama.cppQ4_K_MRuns well
30.9 GB / 69.1 GB
15.2 tok/s131K ctx

Quick comparison

MetricMacBook Pro M2 Max 96GBMacBook Air M2 16GB
Models that fit33
Avg decode tok/s14.712.2
Best grade score8889

Operating mode: Balanced. Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.

MacBook Air M2 16GB

SQwen 3.5 9B
llama.cppQ4_K_MTight fit
10.3 GB / 11.5 GB
12.7 tok/s25K ctx
AGemma 4 E4B
llama.cppQ4_K_MRuns well
8.8 GB / 11.5 GB
10.9 tok/s50K ctx
ACodeGeeX 4 9B
llama.cppQ4_K_MRuns well
8.7 GB / 11.5 GB
12.9 tok/s89K ctx