gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFJul 4, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro
gemma4:12b-it-qat
OLLAMA GGUFgemma4 · 11.9B · Q4_0
Jun 25, 2026 · Apple M4 Pro
Global Score
91 vs 88
Hardware Fit
96 vs 86
Quality Score
89 vs 89
Hardware
gemma4:12b-mlx gemma4:12b-it-qat
MachineMacBook ProMac mini
CPUApple M2 ProApple M4 Pro
Cores1012
RAM16 GB24 GB
GPUApple M2 ProApple M4 Pro
OSmacOS 26.5macOS 15.6.1
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
gemma4:12b-mlx gemma4:12b-it-qat
Tokens/sec24.730.0
First chunk610 ms686 ms
TTFT610 ms7.1 s
Load time3.6 s5.4 s
Memory usage7.1 GB7.1 GB
Memory %45%30%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
26/30
gemma4:12b-it-qat
Speed
50/50
TTFT
6/20
Memory
30/30
Quality
gemma4:12b-mlx
Reasoning
16/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
17/20
Structured
15/15
Math
12/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
gemma4:12b-it-qat
Reasoning
18/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
15/15
Math
14/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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