gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFJul 4, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro
qwen3.6:35b
OLLAMA GGUFqwen35moe · 36.0B · Q4_K_M
May 25, 2026 · Apple M4 Pro
Global Score
91 vs 70
Hardware Fit
96 vs 66
Quality Score
89 vs 71
Hardware
gemma4:12b-mlx qwen3.6:35b
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M2 ProApple M4 Pro
Cores1014
RAM16 GB48 GB
GPUApple M2 ProApple M4 Pro
OSmacOS 26.5macOS 26.4.1
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
gemma4:12b-mlx qwen3.6:35b
Tokens/sec24.730.6
First chunk610 ms304 ms
TTFT610 ms30.0 s
Load time3.6 s10.0 s
Memory usage7.1 GB28.1 GB
Memory %45%59%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
26/30
qwen3.6:35b
Speed
45/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
21/30
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
qwen3.6:35b
Reasoning
18/20
Coding
12/20
Instruction
12/20
Structured
6/15
Math
13/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Weak Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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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