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Apple M4 vs M4 Max for Local LLMs in 2026: Which Should You Buy?

Apple M4 vs M4 Max for Local LLMs: Which Should You Buy?

The M4 Max wins for serious local LLM work thanks to its unified memory ceiling and bandwidth advantage; the base M4 wins for portability and budget-conscious inference on smaller models. Here's exactly where the line falls.

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