How I chose a local LLM for my 24GB M5 Mac from 29 test records
A 29-row registry of MLX and GGUF trials on one 24 GB M5 Mac ended with a pinned Qwen3.8 GGUF. This is a selection record, not a model leaderboard.
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Setup, optimization, privacy, and troubleshooting guides with platform scope, prerequisites, and a maintained test date.
A 29-row registry of MLX and GGUF trials on one 24 GB M5 Mac ended with a pinned Qwen3.8 GGUF. This is a selection record, not a model leaderboard.