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User seeks best local LLM for 128GB Mac coding tasks

A user is seeking recommendations for the best local large language model (LLM) to utilize on a company-provided 128GB Mac for daily coding tasks. They are considering Qwen 3.6 27B or potentially a newer 3.8 version, which are known for their performance in the 20-60GB range. The user is inquiring if these models remain optimal at the 128GB capacity or if a more powerful, possibly quantized, model would offer improvements. AI

RANK_REASON This is a user query on a forum asking for advice on LLM models for personal hardware, not a significant industry event or release.

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User seeks best local LLM for 128GB Mac coding tasks

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Electronic_Back1502 ·

    Company approved 128GB Mac for research proposal, best model?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I‘m doing a research proposal at my company about running local LLMs to replace daily coding models. Qwen 3.6 27B (or 3.8 potentially) is widely seen as the best model in that 20-60GB space, is that still the case all the way up to 128, or can I …