Best image-to-video models to run locally on a 16GB Mac
A leaderboard of the best image-to-video models you can run locally on a Mac with 16GB of memory. Wan 2.2 TI2V 5B is #1 right now. Models are ranked on human votes and tests that turn an image into a video. Each model shows the download that fits and the command to run it.
1 models · scores combine 16 benchmarks · updated how it works · find a leaderboard · benchmark your machine
Scores use reviewed image to video 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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| # | model | task score↓ | where↓ | speed↓ | sources |
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| 58 |  Wan 2.2 TI2V 5B · gguf-q4_k_m + umt5 q4_k_m (sd.cpp) | 40±4 | local |  |
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74 of 74 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