Mac mini M5 Pro
Rent a Mac mini M5 Pro in the Cloud
From €178 a month. 30 plans from 15 companies.
The Mac mini M5 Pro went on sale on 22 September 2026, with up to an 18-core CPU, up to a 20-core GPU with Neural Accelerators and 24, 48 or 64 GB of unified memory at 307 GB/s. Some companies list their M5 Pro plans as pre-orders, so check the stock note next to each plan. Below: the cheapest plan for every M5 Pro 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.
Weighing it against the M4 Pro? See Rent a Mac mini M4 Pro or M5 Pro. New to cloud Macs? Start with What Is a Cloud Mac?
Cheapest Mac mini M5 Pro in each region
Every Mac mini M5 Pro configuration and its cheapest rent
| Memory / storage | Plans | Europe | North America | Asia and Australia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 GB / 512 GB | 8 | €178MacHivepre-order | €260Time's Lab | €415Casbay |
| 24 GB / 1 TB | 1 | €273vBoxx | – | – |
| 48 GB / 512 GB | 7 | from €225MacDutypre-order | €289Unihost | – |
| 48 GB / 1 TB | 1 | €347vBoxx | – | – |
| 64 GB / 512 GB | 4 | from €265MacDutypre-order | – | – |
| 64 GB / 1 TB | 7 | €274MacHivepre-order | €407Unihost | – |
| 64 GB / 2 TB | 2 | €808Flow Swiss | €542MacWebpre-order | – |
Mac mini M5 Pro rental prices in Europe
- €178 a month, cheapest
- 23 plans
- 11 companies
- 12 data-center locations
| Location | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacHiveMac mini M5 Pro · coming soon | M5 Pro | 24 GBwhich LLMs? | 512 GB | United Kingdom | – | €178.32£149 | €1819.12£1520.04 |
| MacDutycoming soon | M5 Pro | 24 GBwhich LLMs? | 512 GB | Romania | from €21.99 | from €189 | ~€1814.40 |
| Macyou | M5 Pro | 24–64 GBwhich LLMs? | 512 GB | Tbilisi, GE | – | from €219.87$243 | €1867.54$2064 |
| MacDutycoming soon | M5 Pro | 48 GBwhich LLMs? | 512 GB | Romania | from €25.99 | from €225 | ~€2160 |
| Bohemian SiliconMac mini M5 Pro · out of stock | M5 Pro | 64 GBwhich LLMs? | 1 TB | Prague, CZ | €24 | €226 | ~€2712 |
| UnihostMAC-G5 | M5 Pro | 24 GBwhich LLMs? | 512 GB | Netherlands | – | €227.90+ setup fee €49.90 | ~€2734.80 |
| vBoxx | M5 Pro | 24 GBwhich LLMs? | 512 GB | Amsterdam, NL; Naaldwijk, NL | – | €237 | €2556 |
| JUUZ Cloud | M5 Pro | 24 GBwhich LLMs? | 512 GB | Amsterdam, NL | – | €249 | ~€2988 |
| MacDutycoming soon | M5 Pro | 64 GBwhich LLMs? | 512 GB | Romania | from €30.99 | from €265 | ~€2544 |
| vBoxx | M5 Pro | 24 GBwhich LLMs? | 1 TB | Amsterdam, NL; Naaldwijk, NL | – | €273 | €2952 |
| MacHiveMac mini M5 Pro · coming soon | M5 Pro | 64 GBwhich LLMs? | 1 TB | United Kingdom | – | €274.06£229 | €2795.68£2336.04 |
| SayobM5Pro.L | M5 Pro | 48 GBwhich LLMs? | 512 GB | Germany (Frankfurt) | – | €289 | ~€3468 |
| snafuMac Mini M5 Pro 2025 | M5 Pro | 64 GBwhich LLMs? | 1 TB | Germany | – | €299 | ~€3588 |
| vBoxx | M5 Pro | 48 GBwhich LLMs? | 512 GB | Amsterdam, NL; Naaldwijk, NL | – | €310 | €3348 |
| JUUZ Cloud | M5 Pro | 48 GBwhich LLMs? | 512 GB | Amsterdam, NL | – | €339 | ~€4068 |
| SayobM5Pro.XL | M5 Pro | 64 GBwhich LLMs? | 1 TB | Germany (Frankfurt) | – | €339 | ~€4068 |
| OakHostMac M5Pro.L · out of stock | M5 Pro | 64 GBwhich LLMs? | 1 TB | Nuremberg, DE; Bamberg, DE | – | €340 | ~€4080 |
| vBoxx | M5 Pro | 48 GBwhich LLMs? | 1 TB | Amsterdam, NL; Naaldwijk, NL | – | €347 | €3744 |
| vBoxx | M5 Pro | 64 GBwhich LLMs? | 512 GB | Amsterdam, NL; Naaldwijk, NL | – | €359 | €3876 |
| JUUZ Cloudout of stock | M5 Pro | 64 GBwhich LLMs? | 512 GB | Amsterdam, NL | – | €389 | ~€4668 |
| UnihostMAC-N15 | M5 Pro | 48 GBwhich LLMs? | 512 GB | Netherlands | – | €469.90 | ~€5638.80 |
| UnihostMAC-N16 | M5 Pro | 64 GBwhich LLMs? | 512 GB | Netherlands | – | €539 | ~€6468 |
| Flow Swissmacmini.m5-pro.18-64-2048 | M5 Pro | 64 GBwhich LLMs? | 2 TB | Switzerland | ~€26.42CHF 24.48 | €808.33CHF 749 | ~€9699.98CHF 8988 |
Mac mini M5 Pro rental prices in North America
- €260 a month, cheapest
- 6 plans
- 4 companies
- 5 data-center locations
| Location | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac mini VaultM5 Pro 512GB · out of stock | M5 Pro | 48 GBwhich LLMs? | 512 GB | Milwaukee, WI, US; Phoenix, AZ, US | – | €235.24$259.99 | ~€2822.91$3119.88 |
| Time's LabMac mini M5 Pro | M5 Pro | 24 GBwhich LLMs? | 512 GB | Toronto, CA | – | €259.55CAD 409 | €2505.39CAD 3948 |
| UnihostMAC-P7 | M5 Pro | 48 GBwhich LLMs? | 512 GB | USA | – | €289.45$319.90+ setup fee $29.00 | ~€3473.40$3838.80 |
| Mac mini VaultM5 Pro 1TB · out of stock | M5 Pro | 64 GBwhich LLMs? | 1 TB | Milwaukee, WI, US; Phoenix, AZ, US | – | €325.72$359.99 | ~€3908.69$4319.88 |
| UnihostMAC-P8 | M5 Pro | 64 GBwhich LLMs? | 1 TB | USA | – | €407.08$449.90+ setup fee $29.00 | ~€4884.91$5398.80 |
| MacWebUltimate M5 Pro · coming soon | M5 Pro | 64 GBwhich LLMs? | 2 TB | Santa Clara, CA, US | – | €541.98$599 | ~€6503.80$7188 |
Mac mini M5 Pro rental prices in Asia and Australia
- €415 a month, cheapest
- 1 plans
- 1 company
- 1 data-center location
| Location | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CasbayMac mini M5 Pro, 15-core | M5 Pro | 24 GBwhich LLMs? | 512 GB | Malaysia | – | €415.31$459 | €4332.25$4788 |
Mac mini M5 Pro price changes in the last month
| Company | Memory / storage | A month ago | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUUZ Cloud | 48 GB / 512 GB | €319 | €339 | +6.3 % |
| JUUZ Cloud | 64 GB / 512 GB | €359 | €389 | +8.4 % |
| MacWebUltimate M5 Pro | 64 GB / 2 TB | $499 | $599 | +20.0 % |
| UnihostMAC-N15 | 48 GB / 512 GB | €399.90 | €469.90 | +17.5 % |
| UnihostMAC-N16 | 64 GB / 512 GB | €455.90 | €539 | +18.2 % |
Mac mini M5 Pro for AI: which models run on it
- DeepSeek-R1 (distilled) 14B16 GB · ≈ 17–26 tok/s
- gpt-oss 20B (MoE, 3.6B active)16 GB · ≈ 64–95 tok/s
- Phi-4 14B13 GB · ≈ 17–25 tok/s
- Qwen3-VL 32B30 GB · ≈ 7–11 tok/s
- DeepSeek-R1 (distilled) 32B29 GB · ≈ 8–12 tok/s
- Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B (MoE, 3B active)28 GB · ≈ 65–97 tok/s
- Llama 3.3 70B54 GB · ≈ 4–5 tok/s
- DeepSeek-R1 (distilled) 70B54 GB · ≈ 4–5 tok/s
- Qwen3-VL 32B30 GB · ≈ 7–11 tok/s
Mac mini M5 Pro specs
| Released | Announced 25 August 2026, available from 22 September 2026 |
|---|---|
| CPU / GPU | 15-core CPU (5 super + 10 performance cores), 16-core GPU with Neural Accelerators; configurable to 18-core CPU, 20-core GPU |
| Memory | 24, 48 or 64 GB unified memory, 307 GB/s; fixed at purchase, cannot be upgraded |
| Storage | 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB or 8 TB SSD |
| Ports and network | Three Thunderbolt 5 ports on the back, 2.5 Gb Ethernet (10 Gb option) |
| Apple price (US) | From $1,699 ($1,599 education) |
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Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to rent a Mac mini M5 Pro?
At our latest check (15 November 2026) the cheapest Mac mini M5 Pro rent is €178 a month (MacHive, 24 GB / 512 GB, Europe, pre-order). We list 30 M5 Pro plans from 15 companies. Cheapest by region: Europe €178, North America €260, Asia and Australia €415.
Which Mac mini M5 Pro configurations can you rent?
24 GB / 512 GB, 24 GB / 1 TB, 48 GB / 512 GB, 48 GB / 1 TB, 64 GB / 512 GB, 64 GB / 1 TB, 64 GB / 2 TB. The table above shows the cheapest monthly rent of each in every region.
Can a Mac mini M5 Pro run local AI models?
Yes, by our estimate (Q4 build where available, 32K context): with 24 GB, 34 language model sizes from our catalog fit, the largest DeepSeek-R1 (distilled) 14B; with 48 GB, 54 language model sizes from our catalog fit, the largest Qwen3-VL 32B; with 64 GB, 56 language model sizes from our catalog fit, the largest Llama 3.3 70B. Speeds and the full lists are in the AI section of this page.
Where are cloud Mac mini M5 Pro servers located?
Europe: Amsterdam, NL; Bamberg, DE; Germany; Germany (Frankfurt); Naaldwijk, NL; Netherlands; Nuremberg, DE; Prague, CZ; Romania; Switzerland; Tbilisi, GE; United Kingdom. North America: Milwaukee, WI, US; Phoenix, AZ, US; Santa Clara, CA, US; Toronto, CA; USA. Asia and Australia: Malaysia. Locations as each company states them; the maps in the tables show them.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy a Mac mini M5 Pro?
Apple's US starting price for the Mac mini M5 Pro (24 GB / 512 GB) is $1,699 before sales tax, about €1,537. The cheapest rent we found for that configuration is €178 a month (MacHive, pre-order), so about 9 months of rent cost as much as the Mac. Renting also covers the data center, power and network; buying leaves you the hardware.
Mac mini M5 Pro or M4 Pro: which should I rent?
The M5 Pro has more memory bandwidth (307 GB/s against 273 GB/s on the M4 Pro), which matters most for local AI models; both come with 24, 48 or 64 GB. We found no Apple claim comparing their overall speed. How much more the same company charges for the M5 Pro is in our article Rent a Mac mini M4 Pro or M5 Pro in the Cloud.