MACSTUDIOS.NET · Field Guide · Data verified Jul 2026
Cheapest Mac to run Falcon 180B
180B parameters · quality index 10 · coding 5 · every Apple Silicon Mac ever sold, compared.
The cheapest Mac that runs Falcon 180B comfortably is a used Mac Studio M2 Ultra 24c/60c 192GB (2023) at about $3,499 EST. on the used market — running Q5_K_M quantization at roughly 3.1 tok/s with up to 2K tokens of context.
Every Mac that runs it, by used price
| Machine | Used price | Runs at | Est. speed | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Studio M2 Ultra 24c/60c 192GB (2023) | $3,499 EST. | Q5_K_M | 3.1 tok/s | 2K tokens |
| Mac Studio M2 Ultra 24c/76c 192GB (2023) | $3,749 EST. | Q5_K_M | 3.1 tok/s | 2K tokens |
| Mac Studio M3 Ultra 32c/80c 256GB (2025) | $5,887 EST. | Q6_K | 2.9 tok/s | 2K tokens |
| Mac Studio M3 Ultra 32c/80c 512GB (2025) | $7,457 EST. | Q8_0 | 2.1 tok/s | 2K tokens |
Run it
ollama run falcon:180b 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.