Mac Mini 2026 review: M6 chip, but starting price jumps to $899

The 2026 Mac Mini is the first Mac with Apple's M6 chip (12-core CPU and GPU) and adds an M5 Pro option in the same 0.82L chassis. The starting price rose from $599 on the M4 model to $899, while the tested M5 Pro configuration costs $2,899.

• M6 has 12 CPU and 12 GPU cores versus 10/10 on M4
• Starting price increased from $599 to $899
• M5 Pro is 40–50% faster than M6 in multi-threaded tests
• 4K Premiere export: 2:34 on M6 and 1:51 on M5 Pro