gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFJul 4, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro
llama3.1:8b
OLLAMA GGUFllama · 8.0B · Q4_K_M
Aug 25, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
Global Score
91 vs 72
Hardware Fit
96 vs 77
Quality Score
89 vs 70
Hardware
gemma4:12b-mlx llama3.1:8b
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M2 ProApple M1 Pro
Cores1010
RAM16 GB16 GB
GPUApple M2 ProApple M1 Pro
OSmacOS 26.5macOS 26.6.2
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
gemma4:12b-mlx llama3.1:8b
Tokens/sec24.721.5
First chunk610 ms368 ms
TTFT610 ms368 ms
Load time3.6 s6.9 s
Memory usage7.1 GB12.9 GB
Memory %45%81%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
26/30
llama3.1:8b
Speed
47/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
10/30
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
llama3.1:8b
Reasoning
12/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
13/15
Math
4/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
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