MacBook Air - Power.Moves. Now supercharged by M5.
MacBook Air features the M5 chip, delivering blazing speed and powerful AI capabilities to enhance the way teams work. With up to 18 hours of battery life and double the starting storage from previous generations, the incredibly light MacBook Air is ready to go wherever the workday takes you.◊
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Accessories: Accessories sold separately; availability varies by region.
Apps: Some apps may require a subscription.
App Store: Apps are available on the App Store.
Apple Intelligence: Available in beta. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. For feature and language availability and system requirements, see support.apple.com/121115.
Display: Screen size is measured diagonally as a standard rectangular shape; the actual screen area is slightly less due to the rounded corners at the top of all MacBook displays. Actual screen size of the 24‑inch iMac and 13‑inch MacBook Neo is 23.5 inches and 13.0 inches.
Feature, App, and Service Availability: Features are subject to change. Some features, applications, and services may not be available in all regions or languages.
Power and Battery: Testing conducted by Apple in January 2026 using preproduction 13‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU, and 8‑core GPU, and preproduction 15‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU, and 10‑core GPU, all configured with 16GB of unified memory and 512GB SSD. Wireless web battery life tested by browsing 25 popular websites while connected to Wi‑Fi. Video streaming battery life tested with 1080p content in Safari while connected to Wi‑Fi. All systems tested with display brightness set to 8 clicks from bottom and keyboard backlight off. Battery life varies by use and configuration. See apple.com/batteries for more information.
Software Availability: Some software sold separately.
Storage: 1GB = 1 billion bytes and 1TB = 1 trillion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
Touch ID: Magic Keyboard with Touch ID is included with iMac (M4) systems with 10‑core GPU, iMac (M3) systems with 10‑core GPU, and iMac (M1) systems with 8‑core GPU. It is available as an option on iMac (M3) systems with 8‑core GPU and iMac (M1) systems with 7‑core GPU.
Up to 3.8x Faster than PC Laptop with Intel Core Ultra X7: Testing conducted by Apple in February 2026 using preproduction 15‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU, 16GB of unified memory, and 512GB SSD, as well as production Intel Core Ultra X7 300H Series‑based PC systems with Intel Arc Graphics, 32GB of RAM, 1TB SSD, and the latest version of Windows 11 available at the time of testing. Time to first token measured with an 8K‑token prompt using a 14‑billion parameter model with 4‑bit quantization, and LM Studio 0.4.2 (Build 2). Tested with equivalent display brightness settings for all units. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air.
Up to 9.5x Faster than MacBook Air with M1: Testing conducted by Apple in January 2026 using preproduction 13‑inch and 15‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU, 32GB of unified memory, and 4TB SSD, and production MacBook Air systems with Apple M1, 8‑core CPU, 8‑core GPU, 16GB of unified memory, and 2TB SSD. Time to first token measured with an 8K‑token prompt using a 14‑billion parameter model with 4‑bit quantization, and LM Studio 0.4.1 (Build 1). Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air.
Up to 6 More Hours Battery Life than the Intel‑Based MacBook Air (Up to 18 Hours Total): Compared with 1.1GHz dual‑core Intel Core i3‑based MacBook Air. Testing conducted by Apple in February 2020 using preproduction 1.1GHz dual‑core Intel Core i3‑based MacBook Air systems with 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD. The iTunes movie playback test measures battery life by playing back HD 1080p content. Testing conducted by Apple in January 2026 using preproduction 13‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU, and 8‑core GPU, and preproduction 15‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU, and 10‑core GPU, all configured with 16GB of unified memory and 512GB SSD. Video streaming battery life tested with 1080p content. Equivalent display brightness settings used for all units. Battery life varies by use and configuration. See apple.com/batteries for more information.
webAI: Content based on Konijnenburg, et al. “Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices.” 2024 (NIST, Gaithersburg, MD), NIST HB 44‑2024.
Wi‑Fi 7: Wi‑Fi 7 available in countries and regions where supported.
Accessories: Accessories sold separately; availability varies by region.
Apps: Some apps may require a subscription.
App Store: Apps are available on the App Store.
Apple Intelligence: Available in beta. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. For feature and language availability and system requirements, see support.apple.com/121115.
Display: Screen size is measured diagonally as a standard rectangular shape; the actual screen area is slightly less due to the rounded corners at the top of all MacBook displays. Actual screen size of the 24‑inch iMac and 13‑inch MacBook Neo is 23.5 inches and 13.0 inches.
Feature, App, and Service Availability: Features are subject to change. Some features, applications, and services may not be available in all regions or languages.
Power and Battery: Testing conducted by Apple in January 2026 using preproduction 13‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU, and 8‑core GPU, and preproduction 15‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU, and 10‑core GPU, all configured with 16GB of unified memory and 512GB SSD. Wireless web battery life tested by browsing 25 popular websites while connected to Wi‑Fi. Video streaming battery life tested with 1080p content in Safari while connected to Wi‑Fi. All systems tested with display brightness set to 8 clicks from bottom and keyboard backlight off. Battery life varies by use and configuration. See apple.com/batteries for more information.
Software Availability: Some software sold separately.
Storage: 1GB = 1 billion bytes and 1TB = 1 trillion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
Touch ID: Magic Keyboard with Touch ID is included with iMac (M4) systems with 10‑core GPU, iMac (M3) systems with 10‑core GPU, and iMac (M1) systems with 8‑core GPU. It is available as an option on iMac (M3) systems with 8‑core GPU and iMac (M1) systems with 7‑core GPU.
Up to 3.8x Faster than PC Laptop with Intel Core Ultra X7: Testing conducted by Apple in February 2026 using preproduction 15‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU, 16GB of unified memory, and 512GB SSD, as well as production Intel Core Ultra X7 300H Series‑based PC systems with Intel Arc Graphics, 32GB of RAM, 1TB SSD, and the latest version of Windows 11 available at the time of testing. Time to first token measured with an 8K‑token prompt using a 14‑billion parameter model with 4‑bit quantization, and LM Studio 0.4.2 (Build 2). Tested with equivalent display brightness settings for all units. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air.
Up to 9.5x Faster than MacBook Air with M1: Testing conducted by Apple in January 2026 using preproduction 13‑inch and 15‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU, 32GB of unified memory, and 4TB SSD, and production MacBook Air systems with Apple M1, 8‑core CPU, 8‑core GPU, 16GB of unified memory, and 2TB SSD. Time to first token measured with an 8K‑token prompt using a 14‑billion parameter model with 4‑bit quantization, and LM Studio 0.4.1 (Build 1). Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air.
Up to 6 More Hours Battery Life than the Intel‑Based MacBook Air (Up to 18 Hours Total): Compared with 1.1GHz dual‑core Intel Core i3‑based MacBook Air. Testing conducted by Apple in February 2020 using preproduction 1.1GHz dual‑core Intel Core i3‑based MacBook Air systems with 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD. The iTunes movie playback test measures battery life by playing back HD 1080p content. Testing conducted by Apple in January 2026 using preproduction 13‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU, and 8‑core GPU, and preproduction 15‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU, and 10‑core GPU, all configured with 16GB of unified memory and 512GB SSD. Video streaming battery life tested with 1080p content. Equivalent display brightness settings used for all units. Battery life varies by use and configuration. See apple.com/batteries for more information.
webAI: Content based on Konijnenburg, et al. “Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices.” 2024 (NIST, Gaithersburg, MD), NIST HB 44‑2024.
Wi‑Fi 7: Wi‑Fi 7 available in countries and regions where supported.