Running Local Agent Models on Mac: Memory Is the Deciding Factor

Mac users are testing local agent models, from a 16GB M4 Mac mini to a 64GB Mac Studio running community MLX 4-bit quantized Qwen 2.5, with unified memory size emerging as the key factor in model choice and performance.

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