Apple Intelligence Uses 30GB+ on Some Macs Running macOS 27

After installing macOS 27 Golden Gate, Apple automatically downloads a multi-gigabyte AI model, and users cannot prevent it. Apple lists up to 14GB for M3-or-newer Macs with 12GB of RAM, but users report 20–30GB: 30.16GB on Reddit and 24.35GB on an M3 Pro MacBook Pro.

• Apple lists up to 14GB for Apple Intelligence on M3 Macs with 12GB RAM
• MacRumors saw 20.67GB on an M4 Pro Mac mini
• ArsTechnica recorded 22.42GB on an M3 MacBook Air after a clean install
• A Reddit user reported 30.16GB in the macOS 27 Release Candidate