Cheapest box to run MiniMax-M2 at Q8_0
MiniMax’s MiniMax-M2 is 229B parameters, 10B of them read per token. The number below is computed from that and each vendor’s published specs, not asserted. Switch the quant or the context and it recomputes in place.
MiniMax-M2 at Q8_0 needs 247GB.
Cheapest Config that fits: Mac Studio, M5 Ultra, 512GB. Fits, 257GB headroom. Est. 56.5 tok/s.
No price yet: Ships late October 2026. Apple has not published a price.
Collecting price history — 3 of 90 days. No timing verdict yet.
Offers — Mac Studio, M5 Ultra, 512GB, 1TB
Ships late October 2026. Apple has not published a price.
- Mac mini, M6, 16GB$1,099Won't fit−234GB headroom
- Mac mini, M6, 24GB$1,299Won't fit−226GB headroom
- Mac mini, M6, 32GB$1,499Won't fit−218GB headroom
- Mac mini, M5 Pro, 24GB$1,699Won't fit−226GB headroom
- Mac mini, M5 Pro, 48GB$2,499Won't fit−202GB headroom
- Mac Studio, M5 Max, 36GB$2,499Won't fit−214GB headroom
- Mac mini, M5 Pro, 64GB$2,899Won't fit−188GB headroom
- GeForce RTX 5090, 32GB$2,999.99+hostWon't fit−216GB headroom
- Won't fit−188GB headroom
- Mac Studio, M5 Max, 48GB$3,099Won't fit−202GB headroom
- Mac Studio, M5 Max, 64GB$3,499Won't fit−188GB headroom
- Won't fit−126GB headroom
- Won't fit−158GB headroom
- Won't fit−127GB headroom
- Won't fit−126GB headroom
- Won't fit−127GB headroom
- Won't fit−158GB headroom
- Tight1GB headroomest. 38.5 tok/s
- Tight1GB headroomest. 56.5 tok/s
- Fits257GB headroomest. 56.5 tok/s
| Config | Memory | Price | $/GB | Fit | Headroom | Est. speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac mini, M6 | 16GB | $1,099 | $69 | Won't fit | −234GB | — |
| Mac mini, M6 | 24GB | $1,299 | $54 | Won't fit | −226GB | — |
| Mac mini, M6 | 32GB | $1,499 | $47 | Won't fit | −218GB | — |
| Mac mini, M5 Pro | 24GB | $1,699 | $71 | Won't fit | −226GB | — |
| Mac mini, M5 Pro | 48GB | $2,499 | $52 | Won't fit | −202GB | — |
| Mac Studio, M5 Max | 36GB | $2,499 | $69 | Won't fit | −214GB | — |
| Mac mini, M5 Pro | 64GB | $2,899 | $45 | Won't fit | −188GB | — |
| GeForce RTX 5090 | 32GB | $2,999.99+host | $94 | Won't fit | −216GB | — |
| Mac Studio, M4 Max, refurb | 64GB | $3,049 | $48 | Won't fit | −188GB | — |
| Mac Studio, M5 Max | 48GB | $3,099 | $65 | Won't fit | −202GB | — |
| Mac Studio, M5 Max | 64GB | $3,499 | $55 | Won't fit | −188GB | — |
| Ascent GX10, GB10 Grace Blackwell | 128GB | $3,999.99 | $31 | Won't fit | −126GB | — |
| Mac Studio, M3 Ultra, refurb | 96GB | $4,329 | $45 | Won't fit | −158GB | — |
| Mac Studio, M4 Max, refurb | 128GB | $4,409 | $34 | Won't fit | −127GB | — |
| DGX Spark, GB10 Grace Blackwell | 128GB | $4,699 | $37 | Won't fit | −126GB | — |
| Mac Studio, M5 Max | 128GB | $5,099 | $40 | Won't fit | −127GB | — |
| Mac Studio, M5 Ultra | 96GB | $5,499 | $57 | Won't fit | −158GB | — |
| Mac Studio, M3 Ultra, refurb | 256GB | $7,729 | $30 | Tight | 1GB | 38.5 tok/s |
| Mac Studio, M5 Ultra | 256GB | $9,499 | $37 | Tight | 1GB | 56.5 tok/s |
| Mac Studio, M5 Ultra | 512GB | — | — | Fits | 257GB | 56.5 tok/s |
GeForce RTX 5090 is a card, not a computer: every price shown for it is the cheapest listing we found plus $1,000 for the minimum host machine.
memory = 229B × 1.063 B/param (8.5 bits) + 0.254 GB/1K × 8K K/V + 1.2 GB runtime
speed = bandwidth × 0.5 ÷ (10B active × 1.063 B/param) = 10.6 GB read per token
usable = memory − operating system reserve (8% on a Mac, 6% on a DGX Spark, 4% on a card)
Bandwidth is the vendor’s published figure. Every speed is an estimate and says so. Methodology.
What else Mac Studio M5 Ultra 512GB runs
- Kimi-K2-InstructQ3_K_M, est. 38.4 tok/s
- DeepSeek-V3Q5_K_M, est. 22.9 tok/s
- DeepSeek-R1Q5_K_M, est. 22.9 tok/s
- Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-InstructQ6_K, est. 20.9 tok/s
- Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128EQ8_0, est. 33.2 tok/s
- GLM-4.6Q8_0, est. 17.6 tok/s
Best quant that still fits at 8K context, largest model first. Full list on the Config page.
Bandwidth 1.2TB/s, usable memory 504GB of 512GB.