Mac mini M6 · Apple's first 2 nm chip
Rent a dedicated Mac mini M6 cloud server
Apple's newest Mac mini, yours from $149/month (USD, excl. tax) instead of $899 up front.
Available for rental now
- Dedicated 1:1 hardware
- Root · SSH · VNC
- 1 Gbps included · 2.5 or 5 Gbps option
- 99.9% uptime SLA
Choose a configuration
USD, excl. taxTechnical specifications
Mac mini M6 datasheet
Apple's published M6 specifications, plus exactly what we provide around the machine.
Chip: Apple M6
- CPU
- 12-core
- GPU
- 12-coreNeural Accelerators in every core
- Neural Engine
- Dual 16-core
- Memory bandwidth
- 170 GB/s
- Process
- 2 nm, Apple's first
Memory & storage
- Unified memory
- 16 or 24 GBshared by CPU, GPU and Neural Engine
- SSD
- 256 or 512 GBup to 2× faster storage than the M4 (Apple)
- Backup option
- Dedicated Time Machine disk+15% of the plan price
Network: as provided
- Included
- 1 Gbps
- 2.5 Gbps option
- +$20/mo
- 5 Gbps option
- +$35/mo
- Addressing
- Dedicated public IPv4 + IPv6
- Backbone
- 100 Gbps datacenter
Access & software
- Allocation
- Dedicated 1:1 physical Macno virtualization, no shared tenancy
- Access
- Full root · SSH · VNC
- VPN / firewall
- WireGuard included · managed firewall
- AI tooling
- Ollama, llama.cpp, MLX, Core ML, PyTorch (MPS)
Datacenter & SLA
- Uptime
- 99.9% SLA · 24/7 operation
- Availability
- Available nowthe day Apple starts shipping
- Billing
- Daily, monthly, or annual (1 month free)
Why rent instead of buying
- Apple retail
- $899 base configuration+50% vs the M4's launch price
- Here
- from $149/mohosting, power, network and maintenance included
- Commitment
- None, cancel monthly
M6 vs M4, Apple's figures
What the new generation changes
Manufacturer figures published by Apple at launch.
Configurations
Three M6 configurations
| Configuration | CPU / GPU | Neural Engine | Memory | SSD | Network | Monthly | Annual /mo | Best for |
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| Mac mini M6 | 12c / 12c | Dual 16-core | 16 GB | 256 GB | 1 Gbps · 2.5/5 Gbps opt. | $149 | $137 | CI, dev & everyday workloads |
| Mac mini M6 | 12c / 12c | Dual 16-core | 16 GB | 512 GB | 1 Gbps · 2.5/5 Gbps opt. | $189 | $173 | Builds, caches & artifacts |
| Mac mini M6 | 12c / 12c | Dual 16-core | 24 GB | 512 GB | 1 Gbps · 2.5/5 Gbps opt. | $219 | $201 | Local LLMs, memory-hungry jobs |
Running 5 or more Macs? Put them on a private network, optionally behind a single public IP, with volume pricing from 10.
Explore Mac fleet →What's included
What's included with every Mac mini M6
Every M6 ships ready to work, with the same platform features as the rest of the My Remote Mac fleet.
Latest macOS & Xcode
Delivered on the latest macOS with the Xcode versions your project targets, ready for current iOS and macOS toolchains from day one.
Full root access
Connect over SSH and VNC with complete administrator rights. Install Homebrew packages, custom daemons, and any toolchain you need.
1 Gbps included, up to 5 Gbps
Dedicated public IPv4 and IPv6 at 1 Gbps, upgradable to 2.5 or 5 Gbps as an option, for fast dependency downloads and artifact uploads.
Dual 16-core Neural Engine
The M6's dual Neural Engine and GPU Neural Accelerators make it a serious machine for local LLM inference and CoreML work.
Dedicated 1:1 hardware
Your Mac mini M6 is never shared or oversubscribed. One physical machine, allocated to you alone, compliant with Apple's macOS licensing.
WireGuard VPN & managed firewall
A private WireGuard tunnel and a managed firewall are included, so you can lock management access away from the public internet.
Use cases
What the M6 unlocks
Everything a Mac mini already does for developers, faster, and with serious new AI headroom.
Faster CI/CD runners
Apple quotes up to 40% faster CPU than the M4: real minutes off every Xcode build. Register it as a self-hosted runner for GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or Jenkins.
GitHub Actions runner guide →Local LLM inference
Up to 4.8x faster LLM prompt processing than the M4, per Apple's own benchmarks. Run Llama, Mistral or Phi locally with llama.cpp or Ollama, no per-token API costs.
Run LLMs on a Mac mini →AI & CoreML development
Train, convert and serve CoreML models on the dual 16-core Neural Engine with 170GB/s of unified memory bandwidth.
Mac mini AI cloud →Remote Xcode development
Use the M6 as your remote macOS workstation over SSH or VNC: build, debug and run Xcode from Windows, Linux or another Mac.
Develop iOS remotely →Related guides
Install the open-source OpenClaw agent, connect Telegram, Discord or WhatsApp and keep it running with launchd.
Nous Research's self-improving open-source agent: one-line installer, Telegram/Discord gateway, launchd service, optional local Ollama.
Serve Llama, Mistral or Phi with Ollama, llama.cpp and MLX, no per-token API costs.
Run LLMs, RAG pipelines and AI apps on your own dedicated Mac, no cloud API dependencies.
Rent vs buy
Renting an M6 vs. buying vs. cloud VMs
Buying a Mac mini M6 means $899 up front for the base model, plus hosting, power, a fixed IP, and hardware support that all fall on you. Shared cloud VMs avoid the capital cost but trade away bare-metal performance and Apple-compliant 1:1 allocation.
| Rented Mac mini M6 | Cloud VM | Buying an M6 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up-front cost | None | None | $899+ per machine |
| Hardware | Dedicated M6, bare-metal | Virtualized, shared | Dedicated M6 |
| Available | Available now, already racked | Varies by provider | Shipping + your own setup |
| Hosting & maintenance | Included | Included | Your responsibility |
| Flexibility | Cancel monthly, upgrade anytime | On demand | Resale hassle |
Renting a dedicated M6 gives you the new hardware on day one, fully hosted and maintained, for a flat monthly price. Cancel anytime, effective at the end of the paid period.
Choose your M6 configuration → Build and run
From sign-up to your M6 in minutes
M6 hardware is racked and ready. Provisioning works like the rest of our fleet, in minutes, not days.
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Choose your M6 configuration
Pick 16GB/256GB, 16GB/512GB or 24GB/512GB, daily, monthly, or annual with one month free.
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Get provisioned
Your dedicated M6 is allocated 1:1, prepared with the latest macOS, and delivered with SSH and VNC credentials.
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Connect and configure
Log in over SSH or VNC with full root access. Install your toolchain, runners, or AI stack.
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Build and run
Push your first build or load your first model on brand-new dedicated Apple silicon.
Looking for more detail?
Browse the full documentation for step-by-step setup, configuration references, and troubleshooting.
Open the documentation →FAQ
Frequently asked questions
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Be first on the Mac mini M6
The Mac mini M6 is available now. Pick your configuration and deploy today.
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