gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFJul 4, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro
llama3.2:3b
OLLAMA GGUFllama · 3.2B · Q4_K_M
Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
84 vs 74
Hardware Fit
82 vs 100
Quality Score
85 vs 63
Hardware
gemma4:12b-mlx llama3.2:3b
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 llama3.2:3b
Tokens/sec27.244.1
First chunk732 msN/A
TTFT8.1 s178 ms
Load time3.5 s0.8 s
Memory usage7.1 GB7.0 GB
Memory %44%22%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
6/20
Memory
26/30
llama3.2:3b
Speed
40/50
TTFT
30/20
Memory
30/30
Quality
gemma4:12b-mlx
Reasoning
16/20
Coding
17/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
15/15
Math
14/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
llama3.2:3b
Reasoning
11/20
Coding
14/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
12/15
Math
3/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong
Run yours and compare
$
npm install -g metrillm@latest$
metrillmRequires Node 20+ and Ollama or LM Studio running
Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest