Apple MacBook Air 13" M5 vs Apple 13" MacBook Air (M4)

Buy the M5 Air if you want more graphics headroom, double the storage and the newest chip; buy the M4 Air if 256GB is enough and you want the proven model owners rate 4.4 out of 5. Both are the same 13-inch Air formula: about 1.23 kg, under 1.15 cm thin, 18 hours of battery, 16GB memory, a 12MP Center Stage camera and MagSafe charging. The M5 adds a 10-core GPU with ray tracing and a Neural Accelerator per core, while the M4 pairs a 10-core CPU with an 8-core GPU. Owners of the M4 praise all-day battery, fast everyday speed and a vivid display; the main complaints are about delivery and setup, not the machine.

• Choose the M5 MacBook Air if you edit photos or video, game, run local AI tools, or keep a large library, since the 10-core GPU and 512GB SSD give you room the M4 lacks.
• Choose the M4 MacBook Air if your work is browsing, documents, email and streaming, and 256GB of storage covers your files.