qwen3.5-9b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 9B · 4bit
Mar 11, 2026 · Apple M4
rnj-1:8b
OLLAMA GGUFgemma3 · 8.3B · Q4_K_M
Aug 24, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
Global Score
58 vs 80
Hardware Fit
68 vs 93
Quality Score
54 vs 74
Hardware
qwen3.5-9b-mlx rnj-1:8b
MachineMac miniMacBook Pro
CPUApple M4Apple M1 Pro
Cores1010
RAM24 GB16 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M1 Pro
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.6.2
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.5-9b-mlx rnj-1:8b
Tokens/sec16.722.3
First chunk23 ms404 ms
TTFT14.1 s404 ms
Load timeN/A3.7 s
Memory usage7.8 GB8.3 GB
Memory %33%52%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.5-9b-mlx
Speed
36/50
TTFT
3/20
Memory
29/30
rnj-1:8b
Speed
49/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
24/30
Quality
qwen3.5-9b-mlx
Reasoning
10/20
Coding
16/20
Instruction
4/20
Structured
9/15
Math
10/15
Multilingual
5/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Poor Structured Output: Adequate Math: Adequate Multilingual: Adequate
rnj-1:8b
Reasoning
12/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
5/15
Math
14/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Weak Math: Strong 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