Mac mini M1

Rent a Mac mini M1 in the Cloud

Name: Mac mini M1 (cloud rental)
Brand: Apple

From €42 a month. 29 plans from 18 companies.

Compare every M1 plan Which AI models it runs

A silver Mac mini in the earlier low, flat design with only a status light on the front, on a light grey surface

The Mac mini M1 came out in November 2020 as the first Mac mini with Apple silicon: an 8-core CPU, an 8-core GPU and 8 or 16 GB of unified memory. It is still widely offered for rent and is among the cheapest cloud Macs. Below: the cheapest plan for every M1 configuration in Europe, North America and Asia, the full price tables with data-center maps, recent price changes, and the local AI models each memory size can run.

Not sure which Mac mini you need? Read How to Choose a Cloud Mac. New to cloud Macs? Start with What Is a Cloud Mac?

Prices checked 15 November 2026

Cheapest Mac mini M1 in each region

Europe€42 /monthMacHive · 8 GB / 256 GBGo to MacHive

North America€63 /monthHostMyApple · 8 GB / 256 GBGo to HostMyApple

Asia and Australia€81 /monthMacinCloud · 8 GB / 250 GBGo to MacinCloud

Every Mac mini M1 configuration and its cheapest rent

Cheapest monthly rent for each M1 configuration, converted to EUR; offers marked out of stock are skipped unless all are. VAT as each company states it (see the tables below).
Memory / storage	Plans	Europe	North America	Asia and Australia
8 GB / 256 GB	15	€42MacHive	€63HostMyApple	€81MacinCloud
16 GB / 256 GB	8	from €75MacDuty	€77HostMyApple	–
16 GB / 512 GB	1	€215Flow Swiss	–	–
16 GB / 1 TB	4	€85OakHost	€104Mac mini Vaultout of stock	–
16 GB / 2 TB	1	–	€140Mac mini Vaultout of stock	–

Mac mini M1 rental prices in Europe

€42 a month, cheapest
19 plans
13 companies
13 data-center locations

All Mac mini models in Europe ›

19 configurations from 13 companies · prices checked 2026-11-15 · EUR conversion at ECB rates of 2026-11-13

Europe

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xawehoout of stock	M1	8 GBwhich LLMs?	256 GB	Germany	–	€29	~€348
MacHiveMac mini M1	M1	8 GBwhich LLMs?	256 GB	United Kingdom	–	€41.89£35	€427.24£357
HostMyApple	M1	8 GBwhich LLMs?	256 GB	Amsterdam, NL	–	€63.33$69.99	~€759.93$839.88
HostMyServers	M1	8 GBwhich LLMs?	256 GB	France	–	€64	~€768
MacDuty	M1	8 GBwhich LLMs?	256 GB	Romania	from €7.99	from €65	~€624
AlexHostApple M1 · coming soon	M1	8 GBwhich LLMs?	256 GB	Chisinau, MD	–	€65	~€780
OakHostMac M1.S	M1	8 GBwhich LLMs?	256 GB	Nuremberg, DE; Bamberg, DE	–	€70	~€840
ScalewayM1-M	M1	8 GBwhich LLMs?	256 GB	Paris, FR	~€2.64	€75	~€900
MacDuty	M1	16 GBwhich LLMs?	256 GB	Romania	from €8.99	from €75	~€720
HostMyApple	M1	16 GBwhich LLMs?	256 GB	Amsterdam, NL	–	€76.90$84.99	~€922.80$1019.88
JUUZ Cloud	M1	8 GBwhich LLMs?	256 GB	Amsterdam, NL	–	€79	~€948
OakHostMac M1.M · out of stock	M1	16 GBwhich LLMs?	256 GB	Nuremberg, DE; Bamberg, DE	–	€80	~€960
MacinCloudDedicated Server M1	M1	8 GBwhich LLMs?	250 GB	London, GB; Frankfurt, DE	–	€80.53$89	~€966.34$1068
OakHostMac M1.L	M1	16 GBwhich LLMs?	1 TB	Nuremberg, DE; Bamberg, DE	–	€85	~€1020
Innova Hosting / iphost.onlineM1 16GB 1TB · out of stock	M1	16 GBwhich LLMs?	1 TB	Chisinau, MD	–	€89.91$99.37	~€1078.94$1192.44
JUUZ Cloudout of stock	M1	16 GBwhich LLMs?	256 GB	Amsterdam, NL	–	€99	~€1188
UnihostMAC-N1	M1	8 GBwhich LLMs?	256 GB	Netherlands	–	€99.90	~€1198.80
UnihostMAC-N3	M1	16 GBwhich LLMs?	256 GB	Netherlands	–	€106.90	~€1282.80
Flow Swissmacmini.m1.8-16-512	M1	16 GBwhich LLMs?	512 GB	Switzerland	~€6.99CHF 6.48	€214.76CHF 199	~€2577.16CHF 2388

Each company name links to the provider page where the price is listed. “–” means the company does not publish that billing period. “~” marks a price we calculated (hour × 24, day × 30, month × 12); every other price is listed by the company. Many providers quote prices without VAT. Always confirm on the provider’s site before ordering.

Mac mini M1 rental prices in North America

€63 a month, cheapest
12 plans
7 companies
9 data-center locations

All Mac mini models in North America ›

12 configurations from 7 companies · prices checked 2026-11-15 · EUR conversion at ECB rates of 2026-11-13

North America

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UnifiedRackMac mini M1 (company facility, not a data centre) · out of stock	M1	8 GBwhich LLMs?	256 GB	USA	€3.25$3.59	€35.29$39	~€423.45$468
HostMyApple	M1	8 GBwhich LLMs?	256 GB	Atlanta, GA, US; Denver, CO, US	–	€63.33$69.99	~€759.93$839.88
YourMiniMac mini M1 (home-broadband IP)	M1	8–16 GBwhich LLMs?	256 GB	USA	–	from €67.67CNY 499	€681.87CNY 5028
Mac mini VaultM1 256GB · out of stock	M1	16 GBwhich LLMs?	256 GB	Milwaukee, WI, US; Phoenix, AZ, US	–	€76.90$84.99	~€922.80$1019.88
HostMyApple	M1	16 GBwhich LLMs?	256 GB	Atlanta, GA, US; Denver, CO, US	–	€76.90$84.99	~€922.80$1019.88
MacinCloudDedicated Server M1	M1	8 GBwhich LLMs?	250 GB	Los Angeles, CA, US; New York, NY, US; Dallas, TX, US	–	€80.53$89	~€966.34$1068
MacWebGood M1 · coming soon	M1	16 GBwhich LLMs?	256 GB	Santa Clara, CA, US	–	€90.48$100	~€1085.78$1200
UnihostMAC-C2 · out of stock	M1	16 GBwhich LLMs?	256 GB	USA	–	€99.44$109.90	~€1193.27$1318.80
UnihostOpenClaw Mac	M1	8 GBwhich LLMs?	256 GB	USA	–	€99.44$109.90	~€1193.27$1318.80
Mac mini VaultM1 1TB · out of stock	M1	16 GBwhich LLMs?	1 TB	Milwaukee, WI, US; Phoenix, AZ, US	–	€104.04$114.99	~€1248.53$1379.88
MacWebBest M1 · out of stock	M1	16 GBwhich LLMs?	1 TB	Santa Clara, CA, US	–	€126.67$140	~€1520.09$1680
Mac mini VaultM1 2TB · out of stock	M1	16 GBwhich LLMs?	2 TB	Milwaukee, WI, US; Phoenix, AZ, US	–	€140.24$154.99	~€1682.84$1859.88

Each company name links to the provider page where the price is listed. “–” means the company does not publish that billing period. “~” marks a price we calculated (hour × 24, day × 30, month × 12); every other price is listed by the company. Many providers quote prices without VAT. Always confirm on the provider’s site before ordering.

Mac mini M1 rental prices in Asia and Australia

€81 a month, cheapest
2 plans
2 companies
4 data-center locations

All Mac mini models in Asia and Australia ›

2 configurations from 2 companies · prices checked 2026-11-15 · EUR conversion at ECB rates of 2026-11-13

Asia and Australia

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MacinCloudDedicated Server M1	M1	8 GBwhich LLMs?	250 GB	Singapore; Mumbai, IN; Sydney, AU	–	€80.53$89	~€966.34$1068
MegaHostZoneMac mini Apple M1	M1	8 GBwhich LLMs?	256 GB	India	–	€91.21INR 9500	~€1094.50INR 114000

Each company name links to the provider page where the price is listed. “–” means the company does not publish that billing period. “~” marks a price we calculated (hour × 24, day × 30, month × 12); every other price is listed by the company. Many providers quote prices without VAT. Always confirm on the provider’s site before ordering.

Mac mini M1 price changes in the last month

M1 plans whose monthly price changed by 1 % or more in the last month (provider currency, as listed)
Company	Memory / storage	A month ago	Now	Change
JUUZ Cloud	8 GB / 256 GB	€69	€79	+14.5 %

Mac mini M1 for AI: which models run on it

8 GB12 language model sizes

Gemma 4 E2B5.8 GB · –
Granite 4.2 3B5.8 GB · –
GLM-OCR 1.3B5.8 GB · –

All models on M1 8 GB ›

16 GB31 language model sizes, plus 13 image, video and speech models

Qwen3-VL 8B12 GB · –
Granite 4.2 8B12 GB · –
TranslateGemma 12B12 GB · –

All models on M1 16 GB ›

Largest models that fit, with memory needed and estimated speed: Q4 build where available, 32K context; speed is our estimate (Apple publishes no memory bandwidth for M1, so no speed figure).

Mac mini M1 specs

Released	November 2020: the first Mac mini with Apple silicon
CPU / GPU	8-core CPU, 8-core GPU
Memory	8 or 16 GB unified memory; fixed at purchase, cannot be upgraded
Storage	256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB SSD
macOS	On Apple's list for macOS Tahoe 26; the current macOS 27 runs on Apple silicon Macs only
Newer models	Mac mini M2 (2023), M4 (2024), M6 (2026)

Sources: Apple Mac mini (M1, 2020) tech specs, Apple: macOS Tahoe 26 compatible computers, Apple macOS

Other Mac mini models

M625 companiesfrom €101/mo M5 Pro15 companiesfrom €178/mo M4 Pro22 companiesfrom €118/mo M441 companiesfrom €74/mo M2 Pro10 companiesfrom €128/mo M218 companiesfrom €54/mo Intel10 companiesfrom €51/mo

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to rent a Mac mini M1?

At our latest check (15 November 2026) the cheapest Mac mini M1 rent is €42 a month (MacHive, 8 GB / 256 GB, Europe). We list 29 M1 plans from 18 companies. Cheapest by region: Europe €42, North America €63, Asia and Australia €81.

Which Mac mini M1 configurations can you rent?

8 GB / 256 GB, 16 GB / 256 GB, 16 GB / 512 GB, 16 GB / 1 TB, 16 GB / 2 TB. The table above shows the cheapest monthly rent of each in every region.

Can a Mac mini M1 run local AI models?

Yes, by our estimate (Q4 build where available, 32K context): with 8 GB, 12 language model sizes from our catalog fit, the largest Gemma 4 E2B; with 16 GB, 31 language model sizes from our catalog fit, the largest Qwen3-VL 8B. Speeds and the full lists are in the AI section of this page.

Where are cloud Mac mini M1 servers located?

Europe: Amsterdam, NL; Bamberg, DE; Chisinau, MD; France; Frankfurt, DE; Germany; London, GB; Netherlands; Nuremberg, DE; Paris, FR; Romania; Switzerland; United Kingdom. North America: Atlanta, GA, US; Dallas, TX, US; Denver, CO, US; Los Angeles, CA, US; Milwaukee, WI, US; New York, NY, US; Phoenix, AZ, US; Santa Clara, CA, US; USA. Asia and Australia: India; Mumbai, IN; Singapore; Sydney, AU. Locations as each company states them; the maps in the tables show them.

Is 8 GB enough on a Mac mini M1?

It depends on the work. Memory cannot be added later, so the 16 GB model is the safer choice for heavier apps and for local AI: the AI section of this page shows how many model sizes from our catalog fit in 8 and 16 GB.