Ryzen AI Max+ 395 vs Mac Mini and Mac Studio for Local AI: Same 96GB, $1,650 Apart

A 128GB Strix Halo mini PC and a 128GB Mac Studio give an AI model about the same 96GB to work with. One costs $3,449 at Framework's US store, the… Aliteq Desktop · Desk & Everyday Contributor

If you want the most AI model for the money, a 128GB Ryzen AI Max+ 395 mini PC wins. It gives the model up to 96GB, the same budget we plan for a 128GB Mac Studio, for $3,449 against $5,099. If you…

The $1,650: Mac Studio M5 Max 128GB ($5,099) minus Framework Desktop Max+ 395 128GB ($3,449, no SSD), US store prices on 4 Oct 2026

Same models fit. At a 96GB budget, both hold everything from 27B up to gpt-oss 120B and GLM-4.5-Air at 4-bit. Neither holds Qwen3 235B

The Mac mini stops at 64GB. For 70B-class models on Apple you need a Mac Studio

Our math, their prices. We have not run a model on any of these machines. Fits are arithmetic on published specs

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