# Best Open-Weight AI Models for 48GB Apple Silicon

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## Article Metadata
- Title: Best Open-Weight AI Models for 48GB Apple Silicon
- Summary: Compare the best open-weight AI models for a 48GB Apple Silicon Mac in 2026, with top local picks for coding, reasoning, RAG and Apple Metal inference.
- Published: May 17, 2026, 1:08 PM EDT
- Updated: Sep 24, 2026, 2:38 PM EDT
- Category: AI Security
- Primary topic: Local AI
- Authors: Owen Park
- Read time: 7 min
- Language: en_US
- Publication time zone: America/New_York (U.S. Eastern Time)
- Access: Free to read

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