How much RAM do I need for my use case?

Reddit r/LocalLLaMA / 3/19/2026

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Key Points

The post describes a 16GB M1 MacBook Air and plans to run uncensored erotic story writing, a general chatbot, and potentially NotebookLM locally.
The author asks whether 16GB RAM is sufficient, what the minimum RAM is, and which stable, strong models are recommended for local use.
A link to the Reddit thread in r/LocalLLaMA is provided for reference and discussion.
The goal is practical guidance on local AI deployment on consumer hardware.

I have a 16GB M1 MacBook Air. I’m planning to run uncensored erotic story writing, a general chatbot, and possibly something like NotebookLM locally.

Will my system work? If not, how much RAM is a must, and which strong, stable models do you recommend?

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