{"slug": "refreshed-mac-studio-comes-with-new-m5-chips-possible-18299-price-tag", "title": "Refreshed Mac Studio Comes With New M5 Chips, Possible $18,299 Price Tag", "summary": "Apple refreshed its Mac Studio with new M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips, promising a 'monumental leap in AI performance' for local AI workloads, with the M5 Ultra version starting at $5,499 and configurations reaching up to $18,299.", "body_md": "Apple is pitching the high-end Mac desktop for users interested in running AI locally. But expect to pay exorbitant prices; an M5 Ultra version starts at $5,499 and goes up from there.\n\nAs part of today's Mac refresh, Apple is updating its higher-end Mac Studio with new M5 Max and M5 Ultra processors. It promises a \"monumental leap in AI performance,\" but buyers should brace for sky-high pricing.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/refreshed-mac-studio-comes-with-new-m5-chips-possible-18299-price-tag", "canonical_source": "https://uk.pcmag.com/ai/166897/refreshed-mac-studio-comes-with-new-m5-chips-possible-18299-price-tag", "published_at": "2026-08-25 16:04:28+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-25 16:43:30.804179+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-products", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["Apple", "Mac Studio", "M5 Max", "M5 Ultra"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/refreshed-mac-studio-comes-with-new-m5-chips-possible-18299-price-tag", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/refreshed-mac-studio-comes-with-new-m5-chips-possible-18299-price-tag.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/refreshed-mac-studio-comes-with-new-m5-chips-possible-18299-price-tag.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/refreshed-mac-studio-comes-with-new-m5-chips-possible-18299-price-tag.jsonld"}}