gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFJul 4, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro
ministral-3:8b
OLLAMA GGUFmistral3 · 8.9B · Q4_K_M
Jun 25, 2026 · Apple M4 Pro
Global Score
91 vs 79
Hardware Fit
96 vs 98
Quality Score
89 vs 71
Hardware
gemma4:12b-mlx ministral-3:8b
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 ministral-3:8b
Tokens/sec24.741.4
First chunk610 ms257 ms
TTFT610 ms257 ms
Load time3.6 s5.2 s
Memory usage7.1 GB9.0 GB
Memory %45%38%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
26/30
ministral-3:8b
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
28/30
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
ministral-3:8b
Reasoning
12/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
12/20
Structured
13/15
Math
6/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
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