How we got this number
Each generated token reads the active part of the model from memory once: 5.8 GB. The Mac mini M2 (16GB) moves 100 GB/s, so the ceiling is 17 tokens/sec. Real machines reach a fraction of that ceiling; we use 80%, calibrated against a measured Mac run. Send us your real numbers and we'll replace the estimate.
Faster machines for Qwen3.8 flash next 125B (A6B)
| Mac Studio M5 Ultra (256GB) | 84 tok/s | Check price → |
| NVIDIA DGX Spark (128GB) | 9.8 tok/s | Check price → |
| Ryzen AI Max+ 395 mini PC (128GB) | 9.2 tok/s | Check price → |