Tip: 21 Local LLMs Benchmarked on MacBook Air M5 for Code Quality AND Speed — Data Replaces Vibes
r/LocalLLaMA·medium signal
A practitioner benchmarked 21 local LLMs on a MacBook Air M5 specifically for code correctness and inference speed, replacing the typical 'bro trust me' model recommendations with structured data. The 70-upvote thread (40 comments) includes methodology and results. If you're choosing a local model for coding tasks on Apple Silicon, this is the most comprehensive recent apples-to-apples comparison — check which models actually write correct code at acceptable speeds on consumer hardware before committing to one.