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Mac mini M6 16GB vs 24GB vs 32GB: Which to Buy? 8 Uses Tested

Which Mac mini M6 to buy, 16GB, 24GB or 32GB? We measured 8 uses on a 32GB unit. 24GB and 16GB are simulated, local AI is estimated. The split is model size.

Mac mini M6Mac mini 16GBMac mini 24GBMac mini 32GBMac mini memoryMac mini buying guideMac mini RAMlocal AIlocal LLMmemory pressureMac mini priceQwen

Strata on Mac mini 32GB: 10.3-22.1 Tokens/s (Thinking On) vs 27B

Strata on a Mac mini M6 32GB runs Qwen3.8 Flash-Next Q2_0 (66.4GB) at 10.3-22.1 tokens/s (thinking-on format). No accuracy difference confirmed vs 27B 4-bit (150 questions, 52 coding problems).

StrataStrata enginestrata-mlxMac mini M6Mac mini 32GBQwen3.8Flash-NextQwen 27Blocal LLMKMMLUllama.cpp2-bit quantization

Qwen3.8 27B 4-bit on Mac mini M6 32GB: 49.7 Tokens/s JSON, 8.8 Korean

Qwen3.8 27B 4-bit on a Mac mini M6 32GB: the fastest combo hits 49.7 tokens/s on JSON but only 8.8 on Korean, and the fastest file loses the most quality (vs UD-Q6_K).

Mac mini M6Mac mini 32GBQwen3.8Qwen 27B4-bit quantizationspeculative decodingDFlash2MTPllama.cppMLXlocal LLMKorean tokens per second