Mac mini M6 and M5 Pro

Little do‑it‑all.

With M6 and M5 Pro.

The ultracompact Mac mini is fiercer and more versatile than ever. The most AI‑capable mini yet. Faster storage and memory. And support for Wi‑Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6. Refer to legal disclaimers. Big performance comes in a small package.

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Looks small. Lives large.
2x USB‑C

Headphone jack

Front ports

2.5Gb Ethernet

3x Thunderbolt

HDMI

Back ports

Front ports

2x USB‑C

Headphone jack

Back ports

2.5Gb Ethernet

3x Thunderbolt

HDMI
M6 and M5 Pro.
Fast and curious.

Up to 4.8x faster AI performance than M4 Refer to legal disclaimers.

Up to 4x faster AI performance than M4 Pro Refer to legal disclaimers.
A powerful platform for AI.

Mac mini makes AI as accessible as it is powerful, whether you’re outlining a presentation or fine‑tuning your own large language model.
Up to 2x faster storage. Refer to legal disclaimers.

Up to 2x faster storage. Refer to legal disclaimers.
Apps fly on macOS. Refer to legal disclaimers.
Even better with iPhone.
Accessorize your Mac mini. Refer to legal disclaimers.

There’s never been a better time to upgrade.

Here’s what you get with Mac mini with M6.

Footprint is less than half the size of Mac mini with M1.
Ports on front and back and faster wireless. Refer to legal disclaimers.
Up to 10.3x faster graphics for 3D rendering.Refer to legal disclaimers.
Up to

13.5x faster

with LLM prompt processing.Refer to legal disclaimers.

Here’s what you get with Mac mini with M5 Pro.

Footprint is less than half the size of Mac mini with M2 Pro.
Faster connectivity with Thunderbolt 5 and 2.5Gb Ethernet.
Up to 4.5x faster GPU performance.Refer to legal disclaimers.
Up to

8.5x faster

AI performance.Refer to legal disclaimers.

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Easy to learn.

Mac is designed to be easy to learn and use — so you can start doing what you love in no time at all.

Easy to learn.

Mac is designed to be easy to learn and use — so you can start doing what you love in no time at all.

Superfast.

The combination of Apple silicon and macOS means Mac delivers incredible power and speed to everything you do.

Superfast.

The combination of Apple silicon and macOS means Mac delivers incredible power and speed to everything you do.

Built to last.

With a durable aluminum enclosure and free software updates, Mac is in it for the long haul — inside and out.

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Which Mac is right for you?

Mac mini (M6)

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Apple M6 chip

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Apple M5 Pro chip

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Apple M5 Max chip

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15-core

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16-core

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32-core

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16GB

unified memory

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24GB

unified memory

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36GB

unified memory

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256GB

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512GB

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512GB

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Apple Intelligence

Built for Apple IntelligenceRefer to legal disclaimers.

Legal Disclaimers

Accessories: Accessories sold separately; availability varies by region.
Apple Intelligence: Apple Intelligence is available with Siri and device language set to Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, or Vietnamese. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. Some devices may not be available in all regions.
Apps: Some apps and services may require a subscription. Some software sold separately.
Display: Screen size is measured diagonally. Actual diagonal screen size of the 24‑inch iMac is 23.5 inches. The displays on the MacBook Neo, 13‑inch and 15‑inch MacBook Air, and 14‑inch and 16‑inch MacBook Pro have rounded corners at the top. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screens are 13.0 inches, 13.6 inches, 15.3 inches, 14.2 inches, and 16.2 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less).
Feature, App, and Service Availability: Features are subject to change. Some features, applications, and services may not be available in all regions or languages.
Power and Battery: Battery life varies by use and configuration. See apple.com/batteries for more information.
Siri AI: Siri AI will be available in beta later this year and requires an Apple Intelligence–enabled device set to a supported language. Available in English to start. Siri AI will not initially be available in the EU on iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS.
Storage: 1GB = 1 billion bytes and 1TB = 1 trillion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
Touch ID: Magic Keyboard with Touch ID is included with iMac (M4) systems with 10‑core GPU, iMac (M3) systems with 10‑core GPU, and iMac (M1) systems with 8‑core GPU. It is available as an option on iMac (M3) systems with 8‑core GPU and iMac (M1) systems with 7‑core GPU.
Up to 2x Faster Storage: Testing conducted by Apple in July 2026 using preproduction Mac mini systems with Apple M6, 12‑core CPU, and 12‑core GPU, and production Mac mini systems with Apple M4, 10‑core CPU, and 10‑core GPU, both configured with 32GB of unified memory and 2TB SSD. Tested with FIO 3.42, 1024KB request size, 10GB test file and IO depth=8. Mac mini systems tested with an attached 5K display. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac mini.
Up to 4.8x faster AI performance than M4: Testing conducted by Apple in July 2026 using preproduction Mac mini systems with Apple M6, 12‑core CPU, and 12‑core GPU, and production Mac mini systems with Apple M4, 10‑core CPU, and 10‑core GPU, both configured with 32GB of unified memory and 2TB SSD. Time to first token measured with an 8K‑token prompt using a 14‑billion parameter model with 4‑bit quantization, and LM Studio 0.4.18+1. Mac mini systems tested with an attached 5K display. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac mini.
Up to 4x faster AI performance than M4 Pro: Testing conducted by Apple in July 2026 using preproduction Mac mini systems with Apple M5 Pro, 18‑core CPU, 20‑core GPU, 64GB of unified memory, and 8TB SSD, as well as production Mac mini systems with Apple M4 Pro, 14‑core CPU, 20‑core GPU, 64GB of unified memory, and 8TB SSD. Time to first token measured with an 8K‑token prompt using a 14‑billion parameter model with 4‑bit quantization, and LM Studio 0.4.18+1. Mac mini systems tested with an attached 5K display. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac mini.
Up to 10.3x Faster Graphics for 3D Rendering than Mac mini with M1 Chip: Testing conducted by Apple in July 2026 using preproduction Mac mini systems with Apple M6, 12‑core CPU, 12‑core GPU, and 32GB of unified memory, as well as production Mac mini systems with Apple M4, 10‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU, and 32GB of unified memory, and Mac mini systems with Apple M1, 8‑core CPU, 8‑core GPU, and 16GB of unified memory, all configured with 2TB SSD. Tested with Blender 5.2.0 using the built‑in benchmark. Mac mini systems tested with an attached 5K display. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac mini.
Up to 13.5x Faster with LLM Prompt Processing than Mac mini with M1 Chip: Testing conducted by Apple in July 2026 using preproduction Mac mini systems with Apple M6, 12‑core CPU, 12‑core GPU, and 32GB of unified memory, as well as production Mac mini systems with Apple M4, 10‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU, and 32GB of unified memory, and Mac mini systems with Apple M1, 8‑core CPU, 8‑core GPU, and 16GB of unified memory, all configured with 2TB SSD. Time to first token measured with an 8K‑token prompt using a 14‑billion parameter model with 4‑bit quantization, and LM Studio 0.4.18+1. Mac mini systems tested with an attached 5K display. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac mini.
Up to 4.5x Faster GPU Performance than Mac mini with M2 Pro Chip: Testing conducted by Apple in July 2026 using preproduction Mac mini systems with Apple M5 Pro, 18‑core CPU, 20‑core GPU, 64GB of unified memory, and 8TB SSD, as well as production Mac mini systems with Apple M2 Pro, 12‑core CPU, 19‑core GPU, 32GB of unified memory, and 8TB SSD. Tested with Blender 5.2.0 using the built‑in benchmark. Mac mini systems tested with an attached 5K display. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac mini.
Up to 8.5x Faster AI Performance than Mac mini with M2 Pro Chip: Testing conducted by Apple in July 2026 using preproduction Mac mini systems with Apple M5 Pro, 18‑core CPU, 20‑core GPU, 64GB of unified memory, and 8TB SSD, as well as production Mac mini systems with Apple M2 Pro, 12‑core CPU, 19‑core GPU, 32GB of unified memory, and 8TB SSD. Time to first token measured with an 8K‑token prompt using a 14‑billion parameter model with 4‑bit quantization, and LM Studio 0.4.18+1. Mac mini systems tested with an attached 5K display. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac mini.
Wi‑Fi 7: Wi‑Fi 7 availability varies by country. For more information, visit support.apple.com/en-us/148165.