gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFJul 4, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro
gemma2:2b
OLLAMA GGUFgemma2 · 2.6B · Q4_0
Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
91 vs 77
Hardware Fit
96 vs 100
Quality Score
89 vs 67
Hardware
gemma4:12b-mlx gemma2:2b
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Air
CPUApple M2 ProApple M4
Cores1010
RAM16 GB32 GB
GPUApple M2 ProApple M4
OSmacOS 26.5macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
gemma4:12b-mlx gemma2:2b
Tokens/sec24.755.1
First chunk610 msN/A
TTFT610 ms152 ms
Load time3.6 s0.6 s
Memory usage7.1 GB2.8 GB
Memory %45%9%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
26/30
gemma2:2b
Speed
40/50
TTFT
30/20
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
gemma2:2b
Reasoning
11/20
Coding
13/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
15/15
Math
4/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong
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