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Mac Studio M5 Max (32-core GPU) 36GB price in Australia

Lowest in-stock price today
A$4,299
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 36GB of unified memory at 460 GB/s. By default macOS lets the GPU use about 75% of that (27 GB) for models.

All AU retailer prices

A$4,299Apple AU

Apple Mac Studio (m5max-18-32) - Apple 'From' price

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

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A$4,299Mwave

Apple Mac Studio with M5 Max Chip 18C CPU/32C GPU 36GB, 512GB SSD

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$4,299 on 19 Oct 2026 · highest A$4,299 · latest A$4,299 (20 Oct 2026). No change so far.

What AI models can it run?

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

Hy Memory 30B A3B (MoE) newQ4_K_M needs 20.0 of 27.0 GB · fits · ~187 tok/s est.LFM2.5 24B-A2B (MoE) newQ4_K_M needs 15.7 of 27.0 GB · fits · ~281 tok/s est.MiniCPM V 4.7 35B A3B (MoE) newQ4_K_M needs 22.5 of 27.0 GB · fits · ~187 tok/s est.MiniCPM V 4.7 1B newQ4_K_M needs 2.0 of 27.0 GB · fits · ~363 tok/s est.Qwen3.8 27BQ4_K_M needs 18.4 of 27.0 GB · fits · ~20 tok/s est.Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B (MoE)Q4_K_M needs 20.2 of 27.0 GB · fits · ~187 tok/s est.Gemma 4 12BQ4_K_M needs 9.1 of 27.0 GB · fits · ~47 tok/s est.Qwen3.6 35B-A3B (MoE)Q4_K_M needs 23.0 of 27.0 GB · fits · ~187 tok/s est.

Speed per A$1,000

90 tok/s estimateLlama 2 7B Q4_0 (llama.cpp tg128)
20.9tok/s per A$1,000 · #16 of 27
27.0 GBusable for models (of 36 GB)
460 GB/smemory bandwidth

Full Mac Studio M5 Max (32-core GPU) 36GB specs, benchmarks and every model →

FAQ

How much is the Mac Studio M5 Max (32-core GPU) 36GB in Australia?

The lowest in-stock price we found is A$4,299 at Apple AU (checked 20 Oct 2026, 7:44 am AEST). Across 2 listings at Apple AU and Mwave, prices range from A$4,299 to A$4,299.

What AI models can the Mac Studio M5 Max (32-core GPU) 36GB run?

With 27.0 GB usable for models, the biggest model we track that fits at 4-bit with an 8k context is Qwen3.6 35B-A3B (MoE) (35.95B parameters, needs 23.0 GB). In total 20 of the 32 models we track fit.

Is the Mac Studio M5 Max (32-core GPU) 36GB good value for local AI?

It generates about 90 tokens/sec on our reference test (Llama 2 7B Q4_0, estimated), which is 20.9 tok/s per A$1,000 at today's price. That ranks #16 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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