# Local AI on Mac mini and Mac Studio

Source: https://blackmountain.io/local-ai

Run open-weight LLMs on Mac mini or Mac Studio in your own building and connect them to 48° – for data that must never leave your premises.

## AI for data that never leaves your building.

Run open-weight language models on a Mac mini – or a Mac Studio for even more compute – in your office or data centre, connected to 48°. Your most sensitive documents stay on-site; your teams keep working in the same platform.

[Talk to us about Local AI](https://blackmountain.io/contact)

[Security](https://blackmountain.io/security)

## Some data should never leave the premises.

EU hosting covers most work. But for some information, any external processing is one step too far – by law, by contract or by policy.

### Trade secrets and R&D

Formulas, designs and product plans that define your advantage.

### Personal and health data

Records where even an encrypted transfer needs extra approval.

### Legal and board material

Privileged documents, M&A files and board papers.

## A small box. The full platform.

Your Mac mini or Mac Studio runs the model, the storage and the search index on-site. 48° decides what runs where.

### Model, storage and index stay on-site.

An open-weight language model, local document storage and a local search index run on the hardware inside your network.

### Sensitive work stays local – the rest stays easy.

Workspaces, assistants or document collections you mark as local are answered only on your own hardware. Everything else can keep using the EU models – in the same 48° workspace.

[Explore Chat](https://blackmountain.io/modules/chat)

### Delivered ready, kept up to date.

We set up the hardware, install the models and keep them updated. Usage shows up in Control Tower like every other model.

[Explore Control Tower](https://blackmountain.io/modules/control-tower)

## Everything local AI needs – nothing that leaks.

The same 48° experience, with the model and the data on hardware you control.

### Open-weight models

Proven open models, selected and sized for your use cases.

### Local storage and search

Documents and the search index stay on the device.

### No data leaves the building

Local workspaces never send content to external services.

### Same 48° workspace

Chat, Editor and assistants – your teams do not switch tools.

### Permissions and oversight

Roles, permissions and usage in Control Tower, as everywhere in 48°.

### Grows with you

Add units or step up to Mac Studio as more teams and documents come on board.

## Two sizes. Both fit any office.

Compact, quiet and energy-efficient – on a shelf or in a server rack, without a dedicated data centre. We help you choose and size the setup.

### Mac mini

For a team or a department: everyday work with models sized for documents, chat and assistants.

### Mac Studio

For even more compute and memory: larger models, more users at once and heavier workloads.

## Your building is the boundary.

### Processing on-site

Model, storage and index run on hardware in your premises.

### European platform

48° itself is European-owned and runs in the EU.

### Clear rules per workspace

You decide which teams and collections are local-only.

[More about security](https://blackmountain.io/security)

## Questions about Local AI

### Which models run locally?

Open-weight language models that run well on Mac mini and Mac Studio. We select and size them for your use cases and keep them updated.

### Is any data sent to the cloud?

Not from workspaces and collections you mark as local. Other work can keep using the EU cloud models – you decide per workspace.

### Mac mini or Mac Studio?

A Mac mini covers a team or department with models sized for everyday work. A Mac Studio adds compute and memory for larger models, more users at once and heavier workloads. Both run the same 48° setup, so you can start small and step up.

### How many users can one device serve?

That depends on the device, the models and how intensively they are used. We size the setup with you and add units as usage grows.

### Do we need our own IT team to run it?

No. We deliver the hardware set up and connected, and take care of model updates. Your IT only needs to provide a place in the network.

### What does Local AI cost?

Local AI is offered on request, based on the number of units and your use cases. Talk to us for a quote.

## Keep your most sensitive work in-house.

We help you decide which data belongs on-site and set up Local AI next to your 48° workspace.

[Book a Demo](https://blackmountain.io/contact)

[See pricing](https://blackmountain.io/pricing)