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Mac mini M5 Pro (16-core GPU) 24GB price in Australia

Lowest in-stock price today
A$2,699
at Apple AU · checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:44 am AEST

Apple prices are Apple AU's “From” price for the stated base configuration. Upgrades cost more.

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It has 24GB of unified memory at 307 GB/s. By default macOS lets the GPU use about 75% of that (18 GB) for models.

All AU retailer prices

A$2,699Apple AU

Apple Mac Mini (m5pro-15-16) - Apple 'From' price

in stock · checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:44 am AEST

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In-stock listings first, then cheapest first.

Price history

Daily lowest price we logged. 2 days tracked (since 19 Oct 2026). Lowest A$2,699 on 19 Oct 2026 · highest A$2,699 · latest A$2,699 (20 Oct 2026). No change so far.

What AI models can it run?

12 of the 32 models we track fit at 4-bit with an 8k context. Newest first:

LFM2.5 24B-A2B (MoE) newQ4_K_M needs 15.7 of 18.0 GB · fits · ~211 tok/s est.MiniCPM V 4.7 1B newQ4_K_M needs 2.0 of 18.0 GB · fits · ~273 tok/s est.Gemma 4 12BQ4_K_M needs 9.1 of 18.0 GB · fits · ~35 tok/s est.Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE)Q4_K_M needs 17.2 of 18.0 GB · tight · ~111 tok/s est.Gemma 4 E4BQ4_K_M needs 6.0 of 18.0 GB · fits · ~53 tok/s est.Qwen3.5 9BQ4_K_M needs 7.1 of 18.0 GB · fits · ~44 tok/s est.Qwen3.5 4BQ4_K_M needs 4.1 of 18.0 GB · fits · ~91 tok/s est.gpt-oss 20B (MoE) olderMXFP4 needs 12.4 of 18.0 GB · fits · ~134 tok/s est.

Speed per A$1,000

68 tok/s measuredLlama 2 7B Q4_0 (llama.cpp tg128)
25.0tok/s per A$1,000 · #13 of 27
18.0 GBusable for models (of 24 GB)
307 GB/smemory bandwidth

Full Mac mini M5 Pro (16-core GPU) 24GB specs, benchmarks and every model →

FAQ

How much is the Mac mini M5 Pro (16-core GPU) 24GB in Australia?

The lowest in-stock price we found is A$2,699 at Apple AU (checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:44 am AEST).

What AI models can the Mac mini M5 Pro (16-core GPU) 24GB run?

With 18.0 GB usable for models, the biggest model we track that fits at 4-bit with an 8k context is Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE) (25.81B parameters, needs 17.2 GB). In total 12 of the 32 models we track fit.

Is the Mac mini M5 Pro (16-core GPU) 24GB good value for local AI?

It generates about 68 tokens/sec on our reference test (Llama 2 7B Q4_0, measured), which is 25.0 tok/s per A$1,000 at today's price. That ranks #13 of 27 priced items. Cheap cards win on this measure, so check memory first: it decides which models fit at all.

Is the Apple price the full price?

It's Apple AU's “From” price for the configuration in the name. More storage or memory costs extra, and some retailers list the same model at a different price.

Updated 20 Oct 2026, 7:38 am AEST. Prices change often, so confirm at the retailer before you buy.

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