Jul 4, 2026AI Infrastructure
Local RAG on Apple Silicon: End to End Latency for Embed, Rerank, and Generate on M5 Max (2026)
Where the latency actually goes in a fully local RAG pipeline on M5 Max: embed, retrieve, rerank, and generate as one budget. Stage by stage timings, the cost of loading three models on one box, and the orchestration choices that decide whether local RAG feels instant or slow in 2026.