gemma4:e4b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFJul 7, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro
qwen3.8-27b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 27B · 8bit
Aug 17, 2026 · Apple M5 Max
Global Score
85 vs 59
Hardware Fit
95 vs 63
Quality Score
81 vs 58
Hardware
gemma4:e4b-mlx qwen3.8-27b-mlx
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M2 ProApple M5 Max
Cores1018
RAM16 GB64 GB
GPUApple M2 ProApple M5 Max
OSmacOS 26.5macOS 27.0
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
gemma4:e4b-mlx qwen3.8-27b-mlx
Tokens/sec47.318.3
First chunk258 ms4 ms
TTFT258 ms530 ms
Load time5.1 sN/A
Memory usage7.9 GB38.5 GB
Memory %49%60%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:e4b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
25/30
qwen3.8-27b-mlx
Speed
23/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
20/30
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
qwen3.8-27b-mlx
Reasoning
19/20
Coding
14/20
Instruction
6/20
Structured
1/15
Math
13/15
Multilingual
5/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Weak Structured Output: Poor Math: Strong Multilingual: Weak
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npm install -g metrillm@latest$
metrillmRequires Node 20+ and Ollama or LM Studio running
Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest