Apple’s refreshed Mac mini and Mac Studio became available on September 22, 2026, according to Apple’s launch announcement. The desktop range spans the new M6 and M5 Pro in Mac mini, and M5 Max and M5 Ultra in Mac Studio.
Prices and configurations
In the United States, Mac mini starts at US$899 with M6 and US$1,699 with M5 Pro. Mac Studio starts at US$2,499 with M5 Max and US$5,499 with M5 Ultra. These are US starting prices; regional pricing and upgraded configurations differ.
Apple lists memory ceilings of 32GB for the M6 Mac mini and 64GB for the M5 Pro version. Mac Studio extends that range to 128GB with M5 Max and 512GB with M5 Ultra.
Local AI is part of the pitch
The company is positioning the desktops for work that includes running AI models locally. Reuters reports that Apple is emphasizing the potential to reduce reliance on paid cloud inference. Whether that approach lowers a particular organisation’s costs depends on its workload, hardware configuration and software requirements.
Availability marks the next step beyond the product announcements. Apple’s performance statements remain vendor claims; this report is not an independent hardware review.
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