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Mac mini M6 (12-core GPU) 16GB price in Australia

Lowest in-stock price today
A$1,449
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 16GB of unified memory at 153 GB/s. By default macOS lets the GPU use about 75% of that (12 GB) for models. Apple lists 153GB/s for the 16GB config and 170GB/s for 24/32GB. The Metal scoreboard's M6 row is an 8-core-GPU part, so it is not used here.

All AU retailer prices

A$1,449Apple AU

Apple Mac Mini (m6-12-12) - Apple 'From' price

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

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Price history

Daily lowest price we logged. 2 days tracked (since 19 Oct 2026). Lowest A$1,449 on 19 Oct 2026 · highest A$1,449 · latest A$1,449 (20 Oct 2026). No change so far.

What AI models can it run?

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

MiniCPM V 4.7 1B newQ4_K_M needs 2.0 of 12.0 GB · fits · ~121 tok/s est.Gemma 4 12BQ4_K_M needs 9.1 of 12.0 GB · fits · ~16 tok/s est.Gemma 4 E4BQ4_K_M needs 6.0 of 12.0 GB · fits · ~23 tok/s est.Qwen3.5 9BQ4_K_M needs 7.1 of 12.0 GB · fits · ~19 tok/s est.Qwen3.5 4BQ4_K_M needs 4.1 of 12.0 GB · fits · ~40 tok/s est.Qwen 3 4B olderQ4_K_M needs 4.6 of 12.0 GB · fits · ~46 tok/s est.Qwen 3 8B olderQ4_K_M needs 7.2 of 12.0 GB · fits · ~23 tok/s est.Llama 3.1 8B Instruct olderQ4_K_M needs 6.9 of 12.0 GB · fits · ~23 tok/s est.

Speed per A$1,000

30 tok/s estimateLlama 2 7B Q4_0 (llama.cpp tg128)
20.6tok/s per A$1,000 · #17 of 27
12.0 GBusable for models (of 16 GB)
153 GB/smemory bandwidth

Full Mac mini M6 (12-core GPU) 16GB specs, benchmarks and every model →

FAQ

How much is the Mac mini M6 (12-core GPU) 16GB in Australia?

The lowest in-stock price we found is A$1,449 at Apple AU (checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:44 am AEST).

What AI models can the Mac mini M6 (12-core GPU) 16GB run?

With 12.0 GB usable for models, the biggest model we track that fits at 4-bit with an 8k context is Gemma 4 12B (11.96B parameters, needs 9.1 GB). In total 9 of the 32 models we track fit.

Is the Mac mini M6 (12-core GPU) 16GB good value for local AI?

It generates about 30 tokens/sec on our reference test (Llama 2 7B Q4_0, estimated), which is 20.6 tok/s per A$1,000 at today's price. That ranks #17 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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