Ternary Bonsai 2 27B
40tokens per second
Much faster than reading
A 300-word answer in about 10 s
M5 Max Mac with 128 GB
Ternary Bonsai 2 27B writes 40 tokens per second on the M5 Max Mac with 128 GB.
Qwen3.8 27B Max Quality
11tokens per second
Faster than reading
First word in 1.0 s · a 300-word answer in about 37 s
Every model on the M5 Max Mac with 128 GB
Questions
- What's the fastest AI model on the M5 Max Mac with 128 GB?
- Ternary Bonsai 2 27B, at 40 tokens per second, measured in Loci on 2 Macs.
- Can the M5 Max Mac with 128 GB run Ternary Bonsai 2 27B?
- Yes: Ternary Bonsai 2 27B writes 40 tokens per second on the M5 Max Mac with 128 GB, much faster than reading.
- Can the M5 Max Mac with 128 GB run Qwen3.8 27B Max Quality?
- Yes: Qwen3.8 27B Max Quality writes 11 tokens per second on the M5 Max Mac with 128 GB, faster than reading, with the first word in 1.0 s.
All numbers
| Model | Tokens per second | Typical range | First word | Devices | Answers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ternary Bonsai 2 27B | 40 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Qwen3.8 27B Max Quality | 11 | — | 1.0 s | 2 | — |
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How these speeds are measured
- Every number comes from real chats in Loci, timed on the device that wrote the answer, with Loci's default settings.
- Tokens per second is how fast an answer is written once it starts. On phones, four characters of text count as one token for every model; on a Mac, Loci counts the model's own tokens. Reading pace is about 5.
- First word is how long an answer takes to start after you send a message. Longer conversations take longer.
- Each device counts once. The large number is the median; the typical range covers the middle half of devices.
- Each phone speed comes from at least 10 phones. Fewer Macs run Loci, so each Mac speed says how many Macs it comes from.
- On phones, answers written in Low Power Mode or Battery Saver, in the background, or with web search or other tools are left out.