gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFJul 4, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro
qwen3.5-9b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 9B · 4bit
Mar 12, 2026 · Apple M4 Pro
Global Score
84 vs 77
Hardware Fit
82 vs 67
Quality Score
85 vs 81
Hardware
gemma4:12b-mlx qwen3.5-9b-mlx
MachineMacBook ProMac mini
CPUApple M2 ProApple M4 Pro
Cores1014
RAM16 GB64 GB
GPUApple M2 ProApple M4 Pro
OSmacOS 26.5macOS 15.7.4
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
gemma4:12b-mlx qwen3.5-9b-mlx
Tokens/sec27.220.3
First chunk732 ms4216 ms
TTFT8.1 s4.2 s
Load time3.5 sN/A
Memory usage7.1 GB5.6 GB
Memory %44%9%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
6/20
Memory
26/30
qwen3.5-9b-mlx
Speed
29/50
TTFT
8/20
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
qwen3.5-9b-mlx
Reasoning
15/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
16/20
Structured
14/15
Math
8/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Adequate 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