What is modelmanagerd on Mac?
By Junaid, maker of Taskglass · Last reviewed
Loads and runs Apple's machine-learning models, including those used by Apple Intelligence.
modelmanagerd manages machine-learning models and requests to run them. Features such as Apple Intelligence rely on it to load models into memory and run them on your Mac. Loading large models can use a significant amount of memory while they're in use.
- Category
- Apple service
- Made by
- Apple
- Safe to quit:
- With care
Shown in Activity Monitor as modelmanagerd
Why is modelmanagerd using so much CPU or memory?
- Apple Intelligence or other AI features in use
- Models being loaded or updated after a macOS update
What to do
- 1Wait for AI tasks to finish
- 2Turn off AI features you don't use in System Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri
- 3Restart your Mac
Safe to quit? With care.
macOS relaunches it; AI features may be slow for a moment.
Related processes
Part of the Taskglass Process Library