MACSTUDIOS.NET · Field Guide · Data verified Jul 2026
Cheapest Mac to run Command R+ 104B
104B parameters · quality index 20 · coding 18 · every Apple Silicon Mac ever sold, compared.
The cheapest Mac that runs Command R+ 104B comfortably is a used Mac Studio M2 Max 12c/38c 96GB (2023) at about $1,874 EST. on the used market — running Q4_K_M quantization at roughly 3.2 tok/s with up to 38K tokens of context.
Every Mac that runs it, by used price
| Machine | Used price | Runs at | Est. speed | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Studio M2 Max 12c/38c 96GB (2023) | $1,874 EST. | Q4_K_M | 3.2 tok/s | 38K tokens |
| Mac Studio M4 Max 16c/40c 128GB (2025) | $2,511 EST. | Q6_K | 3.4 tok/s | 59K tokens |
| MacBook Pro M2 Max 12c/38c 96GB (2023) | $2,687 EST. | Q4_K_M | 3.2 tok/s | 38K tokens |
| Mac Studio M1 Ultra 20c/48c 128GB (2022) | $2,951 EST. | Q6_K | 4.9 tok/s | 59K tokens |
| Mac Studio M2 Ultra 24c/60c 128GB (2023) | $2,999 EST. | Q6_K | 4.9 tok/s | 59K tokens |
| MacBook Pro M3 Max 16c/40c 128GB (2023) | $3,062 EST. | Q6_K | 2.5 tok/s | 59K tokens |
| Mac Studio M3 Ultra 28c/60c 96GB (2025) | $3,139 EST. | Q4_K_M | 6.5 tok/s | 38K tokens |
| Mac Studio M1 Ultra 20c/64c 128GB (2022) | $3,197 EST. | Q6_K | 4.9 tok/s | 59K tokens |
| Mac Studio M2 Ultra 24c/76c 128GB (2023) | $3,249 EST. | Q6_K | 4.9 tok/s | 59K tokens |
| Mac Studio M2 Ultra 24c/60c 192GB (2023) | $3,499 EST. | Q8_0 | 3.5 tok/s | 110K tokens |
See all 16 machines, other price bases, and live currency conversion →
Run it
ollama run command-r-plus:104b pulls the default (≈Q4) build once you have Ollama installed.
Estimates: used prices are market ballparks, speeds are bandwidth-model estimates (±30%) calibrated against llama.cpp benchmarks — the methodology documents every formula. Computed from the same dataset as the live tool.