Best image editing models to run locally on a 16GB Mac
A leaderboard of the best image editing models you can run locally on a Mac with 16GB of memory. FLUX.2 [klein] 4B is #1 right now. Models are ranked on human votes and image editing tests. Each model shows the download that fits and the command to run it.
1 models · scores combine 15 benchmarks · updated how it works · find a leaderboard · benchmark your machine
Scores use reviewed image to image / editing evaluations only. Compare scores within this task. Models without task measurements are excluded.
Models for 16GB RAM · Apple Silicon → ~11GB fast · local only · reset
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| # | model | task score↓ | where↓ | speed↓ | sources |
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| 51 |  FLUX.2 [klein] 4B · gguf-q4_0 + Qwen3 4B q4_k_m (sd.cpp) | 47±3* | local |   |
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81 of 81 catalogue models listed here · sources and licences
* new or thinly tested: ranked on too few benchmark results · † only the maker’s own numbers so far · ~RAM is estimated; full context may need more memory