MAC MINI, M6, 12-CORE CPU, 12-CORE GPU

BUY NOW AT APPLE →

product: Mac mini, M6, 12-core CPU, 12-core GPU
category: Macs
brand: Apple
memory: 16GB unified · 153 GB/s [2]
notes: Starting configuration. Memory is configurable; starting price is the 16GB model.
price:
  now: $899 (Apple, official list, 2026-11-13) [1] BUY NOW AT APPLE →
  since_first: FLAT SINCE SEP 22, 2026
  first_record: 2026-09-22 (price in the paid export)
  change:
    1d: —
    7d: =0.0%
    14d: =0.0%
    30d: =0.0%
    90d: new
    180d: new
  availability: in stock

FLAT SINCE SEP 22, 2026 — now $899. BUY NOW AT APPLE →

PRICE TREND (shape since first record)

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               █ recorded price  ░ gap between records · shape only; past prices are in the paid export

PRICE HISTORY (last 7 days)

2026-11-13$899Applein stock[1]
2026-11-08$899Applein stock[3]

8 older records back to Sep 22, 2026 (every price, date and source) are in the paid export (YAML / CSV).

PAIRS WELL WITH (add-ons, not price-tracked · all peripherals)
CalDigit TS5 Plus Thunderbolt 5 dock:
  why: One cable for displays, 10GbE and fast storage on a Mac mini or Mac Studio.
  buy: BUY ON AMAZON →
Apple Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) Pro Cable, 1 m:
  why: Full-speed Thunderbolt 5 cable for a TB5 dock or drive.
  buy: BUY ON AMAZON →
OWC Thunderbolt 10G Ethernet adapter:
  why: 10GbE to a NAS so model files load fast, on machines without built-in 10GbE.
  buy: BUY ON AMAZON →
Logitech MX Keys S keyboard:
  why: Multi-device keyboard for a headless AI box plus a laptop.
  buy: BUY ON AMAZON →

CAN RUN — LOCAL MODELS THAT FIT

memory: 16GB unified · usable for models ≈ 12 GB (rule)
bandwidth: 153 GB/s [2]
largest_fit: Phi-4 14B Q4_K_M
fits: 2 of 33 model files (excluding the Llama 2 7B reference)
note: Configurable Macs are rated at the starting memory shown; more memory fits more.
Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B-A12B (MoE)Q8_0128.5 GB141.4 GB [4]nono published run
Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B-A12B (MoE)Q4_072.1 GB79.4 GB [4]nono published run
gpt-oss 120B (MoE)MXFP463.4 GB70.0 GB [5]nono published run
Llama 4 Scout 109B-A17B (MoE)Q8_0114.5 GB127.6 GB [6]nono published run
Llama 4 Scout 109B-A17B (MoE)Q4_K_M65.4 GB73.5 GB [6]nono published run
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B (MoE)BF16148.2 GB163.1 GB [7]nono published run
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B (MoE)Q8_078.9 GB86.8 GB [7]nono published run
Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B (MoE)Q4_K_XL50.2 GB55.3 GB [7]nono published run
Llama 3.3 70Bf16141.1 GB157.9 GB [8]nono published run
Llama 3.3 70BQ8_075.0 GB85.2 GB [8]nono published run
Llama 3.3 70BQ4_K_M42.5 GB49.5 GB [8]nono published run
OLMo 3.1 32Bbf1664.5 GB72.3 GB [9]nono published run
OLMo 3.1 32BQ8_034.3 GB39.0 GB [9]nono published run
OLMo 3.1 32BQ4_K_M19.5 GB22.8 GB [9]nono published run
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B (MoE)BF1663.2 GB69.5 GB [10]nono published run
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B (MoE)Q8_033.6 GB37.0 GB [10]nono published run
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B (MoE)Q4_018.9 GB20.8 GB [10]nono published run
Gemma 4 31BBF1661.4 GB69.1 GB [11]nono published run
Gemma 4 31BQ8_032.6 GB37.4 GB [11]nono published run
Gemma 4 31BQ4_K_M18.3 GB21.7 GB [11]nono published run
Granite 4.2 30Bbf1658.6 GB66.6 GB [12]nono published run
Granite 4.2 30BQ8_031.1 GB36.4 GB [12]nono published run
Granite 4.2 30BQ4_K_M17.7 GB21.6 GB [12]nono published run
Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE)BF1650.5 GB55.9 GB [13]nono published run
Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE)Q8_026.9 GB29.9 GB [13]nono published run
Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE)Q4_K_M16.9 GB19.0 GB [13]nono published run
gpt-oss 20BMXFP412.1 GB13.5 GB [14]TIGHTno published run
Phi-4 14BF1629.3 GB33.9 GB [15]nono published run
Phi-4 14BQ8_015.6 GB18.8 GB [15]nono published run
Phi-4 14BQ4_K_M8.9 GB11.5 GB [15]YESno published run
Gemma 4 12BBF1623.8 GB26.7 GB [16]nono published run
Gemma 4 12BQ8_012.7 GB14.4 GB [16]TIGHTno published run
Gemma 4 12BQ4_K_M7.1 GB8.3 GB [16]YESno published run
Llama 2 7B (llama.cpp reference benchmark model)Q8_07.2 GB12.2 GB [17]TIGHTno published run
Llama 2 7B (llama.cpp reference benchmark model)Q4_03.8 GB8.5 GB [17]YESno published run

WHERE TO BUY

official: BUY NOW → Apple
retailers: not tracked yet (partner programs pending)
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SOURCES

Current sources only. Every older price point and its source is in the paid export.

#whatsourcefetched
[1]Mac mini M6 $899 on 2026-11-13 — Apple Store buy flow: variant m6-12-12 starting amount $899.00.www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/mac-mini2026-11-13
[2]Apple: M6 '153GB/s memory bandwidth' (16GB config; 170GB/s with 24GB or 32GB)www.apple.com/mac-mini/specs/2026-11-13
[3]Mac mini M6 $899 on 2026-11-08web.archive.org/web/20261108041630/www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/mac-mini2026-11-13
[4]Nemotron 3.5 Super 120B-A12B (MoE): GGUF sizes + config.json (KV cache at 8k)huggingface.co/ggml-org/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Super-VL-120B-A12B-GGUF2026-11-13
[5]gpt-oss 120B (MoE): GGUF sizes + config.json (KV cache at 8k)huggingface.co/ggml-org/gpt-oss-120b-GGUF2026-11-13
[6]Llama 4 Scout 109B-A17B (MoE): GGUF sizes + config.json (KV cache at 8k)huggingface.co/unsloth/Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct-GGUF2026-11-13
[7]Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B (MoE): GGUF sizes + config.json (KV cache at 8k)huggingface.co/unsloth/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Bolt-74B-A9B-GGUF2026-11-13
[8]Llama 3.3 70B: GGUF sizes + config.json (KV cache at 8k)huggingface.co/bartowski/Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct-GGUF2026-11-13
[9]OLMo 3.1 32B: GGUF sizes + config.json (KV cache at 8k)huggingface.co/bartowski/allenai_Olmo-3.1-32B-Instruct-GGUF2026-11-13
[10]Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B (MoE): GGUF sizes + config.json (KV cache at 8k)huggingface.co/ggml-org/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B-GGUF2026-11-13
[11]Gemma 4 31B: GGUF sizes + config.json (KV cache at 8k)huggingface.co/unsloth/gemma-4-31B-it-GGUF2026-11-13
[12]Granite 4.2 30B: GGUF sizes + config.json (KV cache at 8k)huggingface.co/ibm-granite/granite-4.2-30b-GGUF2026-11-13
[13]Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE): GGUF sizes + config.json (KV cache at 8k)huggingface.co/unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF2026-11-13
[14]gpt-oss 20B: GGUF sizes + config.json (KV cache at 8k)huggingface.co/ggml-org/gpt-oss-20b-GGUF2026-11-13
[15]Phi-4 14B: GGUF sizes + config.json (KV cache at 8k)huggingface.co/unsloth/phi-4-GGUF2026-11-13
[16]Gemma 4 12B: GGUF sizes + config.json (KV cache at 8k)huggingface.co/unsloth/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF2026-11-13
[17]Llama 2 7B (llama.cpp reference benchmark model): GGUF sizes + config.json (KV cache at 8k)huggingface.co/TheBloke/Llama-2-7B-GGUF2026-11-13