AnalysisDevelopersSeptember 21, 2026

M5 Ultra Mac Studio review: a dream Mac for local AI agents

MacStories tested the top-of-the-line M5 Ultra Mac Studio with 256 GB of RAM against an M3 Ultra (512 GB) and an RTX 5090 desktop. The reviewer made Qwen3.8-Flash-Next running locally the default model in Open Minis for iOS and Hermes Agent.

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M5 Ultra Mac Studio review: a dream Mac for local AI agents