# Can I delete Apple Intelligence models on my Mac?

- URL: https://moreroom.app/folders/ai-apple-intelligence
- Item: Apple Intelligence models
- Location: `/System/Library/AssetsV2/com_apple_MobileAsset_UAF_FM_GenerativeModels`
- Verdict: Keep — your data — Your data. Shrink it from its app; don’t delete the folder.
- Comes back on its own: yes
- Typical size: Up to 14 GB
- Source: MoreRoom rules catalogue (2026-10-17), by Yando Pte. Ltd.

## What is it?

On-device language and image models that power Apple Intelligence features such as Writing Tools, Genmoji and Image Playground. macOS downloads and manages them in a protected system folder. Apple says they need up to 14 GB on Macs with M3 or later and at least 12 GB of memory, and up to 8 GB on other supported Macs.

## What happens if you delete it?

They are system assets: if they are removed while features that use them are on, macOS downloads them again in the background.

## How to remove it properly

Do not delete them by hand: the folder is protected by macOS, and tampering with it can break system features. The supported way to reduce them is to turn off the Apple Intelligence features you do not use in System Settings › Apple Intelligence & Siri; macOS then removes models it no longer needs on its own schedule, which can take a while. The options available differ between macOS versions.

## Before you delete it

Be wary of third-party tools that promise to strip the models: they change system restrictions, can turn off Siri and other features, and may stop working after a macOS update.