gemma4:e4b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFJul 7, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro
gemma2:9b
OLLAMA GGUFgemma2 · 9.2B · Q4_0
Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
85 vs 76
Hardware Fit
95 vs 89
Quality Score
81 vs 71
Hardware
gemma4:e4b-mlx gemma2:9b
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Air
CPUApple M2 ProApple M4
Cores1010
RAM16 GB32 GB
GPUApple M2 ProApple M4
OSmacOS 26.5macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
gemma4:e4b-mlx gemma2:9b
Tokens/sec47.317.5
First chunk258 msN/A
TTFT258 ms347 ms
Load time5.1 s0.8 s
Memory usage7.9 GB8.2 GB
Memory %49%26%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:e4b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
25/30
gemma2:9b
Speed
29/50
TTFT
30/20
Memory
30/30
Quality
gemma4:e4b-mlx
Reasoning
15/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
15/15
Math
8/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Adequate Multilingual: Strong
gemma2:9b
Reasoning
11/20
Coding
15/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
15/15
Math
7/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
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