gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFJul 4, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro
gemma4:12b
OLLAMA GGUFgemma4 · 11.9B · Q4_K_M
Jul 4, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro
Global Score
84 vs 89
Hardware Fit
82 vs 88
Quality Score
85 vs 89
Hardware
gemma4:12b-mlx gemma4:12b
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M2 ProApple M2 Pro
Cores1010
RAM16 GB16 GB
GPUApple M2 ProApple M2 Pro
OSmacOS 26.5macOS 26.5
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
gemma4:12b-mlx gemma4:12b
Tokens/sec27.218.5
First chunk732 ms752 ms
TTFT8.1 s752 ms
Load time3.5 s6.1 s
Memory usage7.1 GB7.5 GB
Memory %44%47%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
6/20
Memory
26/30
gemma4:12b
Speed
42/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
26/30
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
gemma4:12b
Reasoning
17/20
Coding
18/20
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
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