MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB Price & Used Prices: Which Local LLMs Can It Run?
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The MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB (Apple, 2024) takes a 176B model on the road at 4-bit, about 71 tokens/s. For long runs, the 16-inch cools better.
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Full MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB specifications
- Memory128 GB · LPDDR5X-8533 · unified memory
- Bandwidth546 GB/s
- Chip
- Apple M4 Max
- CPU
- 16-core
- GPU
- 40-core
- Storage
- 1 TB / 2 TB / 4 TB / 8 TB
- Ecosystem
- Metal
- Power
- 140 W
- Weight
- 1.62 kg (14″) / 2.15 kg (16″)
- Model identifier
- Mac16,6 (14″) / Mac16,5 (16″)
- Type
- Unified memory
- Launch date
- Oct 30, 2024
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NewNEW Apple MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2024) 1TB 128GB Apple M4 Max 16C and 40cTop Rated$4,500Buy on eBay
UsedApple MacBook Pro 14" Black M4 Max 128GB RAM 2TB SSD NANO TEXTURE DISPLAYTop Rated$4,699Buy on eBay
UsedApple MacBook Pro 16" 2024 M4 Max 128GB RAM 1TB SSD 40-Core GPU - New Open Box$4,699Buy on eBay
UsedMacBook Pro 16 Space Black 2024 M4 Max 16-Core CPU 40-Core GPU 128GB 2TB NANOTop Rated$4,700Buy on eBay
UsedApple 14" MacBook Pro (M4 Max, Space Black) 128GB / 4TB MAXED OUT Laptop - Nano$4,935Buy on eBay
UsedMacBook Pro 16" SL, M4 Max, 40c GPU, 128GB, 2TB - 100% Battery - AppleCare$4,999+$50 shippingBuy on eBay
What LLMs can a single MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB run?
This MacBook Pro is best at 30B-class MoE at 4-bit, just over 100 tokens/s. Qwen3.8 Flash Next needs a raised GPU memory limit; dense is slow.
| Model | Size | Runs? | Speed t/s | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gemma 4 31B30.7B | 11.8 GB | Runs | 31.9 | 256K |
 Qwen3.6 35B A3B36B (3B active) | 12.3 GB | Runs | 136.1 | 256K |
| Qwen3.8 Flash Next176B (6B active) | 78.9 GB | Runs | 88 | 256K |
 DeepSeek V4 Flash284B (13B active) | 96.8 GB | Runs | 65.2 | 1M |
 Hy3295B (21B active) | 107.2 GB | Runs | 38.4 | 86K |
 GLM 5.3 Flash320B (18B active) | 108.7 GB | Runs | 51.5 | 1M |
| Model | Size | Runs? | Speed t/s | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemma 4 31B30.7B | 18.3 GB | Runs | 21.3 | 256K |
| Qwen3.6 35B A3B36B (3B active) | 22.1 GB | Runs | 107.5 | 256K |
| Qwen3.8 Flash Next176B (6B active) | 111.3 GB | Runs | 71.4 | 256K |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash284B (13B active) | 155.1 GB | Too big | — | — |
| Hy3295B (21B active) | 182.2 GB | Too big | — | — |
| GLM 5.3 Flash320B (18B active) | 199.7 GB | Too big | — | — |
| Model | Size | Runs? | Speed t/s | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemma 4 31B30.7B | 32.6 GB | Runs | 12.3 | 256K |
| Qwen3.6 35B A3B36B (3B active) | 36.9 GB | Runs | 81.6 | 256K |
| Qwen3.8 Flash Next176B (6B active) | 188.2 GB | Too big | — | — |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash284B (13B active) | 161.9 GB | Too big | — | — |
| Hy3295B (21B active) | 317.7 GB | Too big | — | — |
| GLM 5.3 Flash320B (18B active) | 341 GB | Too big | — | — |
RunsFits fully in VRAM; speed is estimated from VRAM bandwidth.
Too bigWon’t fit on one card at this quantization, even with RAM offload.
Full calculation rules are on the Methodology page.
Who it suits
Good fit
- You need local LLMs on the road and offline
Even the 1.62 kg 14-inch can be configured with 128GB
- You mainly run mid-sized models
Gemma 4 26B A4B at 4-bit runs at about 89 tokens/s, and the dense Qwen3.8 27B at about 24
- You want to run a model while you develop
Qwen3.6 35B A3B at 4-bit takes only 22.1 GB, leaving most of the memory free
Not a good fit
- You need to run batch jobs at full load for long periods
The 14-inch chassis is small and comes with only a 96W adapter, so this kind of use suits the Mac Studio with the same chip better
- You often have models read entire codebases
Prompt processing is an order of magnitude slower than on a discrete GPU, about 890 tokens/s in community tests versus about 12,000 on an RTX 4090
Before you buy
Know whether it's the 14-inch or the 16-inch
Both sizes can be configured with the 40-core GPU M4 Max and 128GB. The chip is the same; the difference is the chassis. The 14-inch comes with a 96W adapter and a 72.4 Wh battery and weighs 1.62 kg; the 16-inch comes with a 140W adapter and a 100 Wh battery, weighs 2.15 kg and has more cooling headroom. Used listings often say just “M4 Max 128G”, so check the size in About This Mac.
Check the battery cycle count
Hold Option and click the Apple menu, then go to Power in System Information to see the battery cycle count. Apple designs the battery to retain about 80% of its capacity at its maximum cycle count; past that it still works, just with shorter battery life.
Turn on High Power Mode
When running inference or batch jobs for long periods, go to Battery in System Settings and set the energy mode on power adapter to High Power. The fans spin faster and the machine sustains higher performance under continuous heavy load, at the expense of noise. MacBook Pros with Pro or Max chips from 2024 onward all have this mode.
Compared with similar machines
MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB vs MacBook Pro M5 Max 128GB and Mac Studio M4 Max 128GB: price, memory, bandwidth, compute and local LLM speed compared.
| Spec | MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB | MacBook Pro M5 Max 128GB | Mac Studio M4 Max 128GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | 128 GB | 128 GBSame | 128 GBSame |
| Bandwidth | 546 GB/s | 614 GB/s12% higher | 546 GB/sSame |
| BF16 / FP16 compute | — | — | — |
| INT8 compute | — | — | — |
| Qwen3.8 27B speed (2-bit) | 39.3 t/s | 43.9 t/s12% faster | 39.3 t/sSame |
| Largest dense model (4-bit) | 222B | 222BSame | 222BSame |
| Power | 140 W | 140 WSame | 480 W243% higher |
| Released | 2024-10 | 2026-03 | 2025-03 |
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