qwen3.5-9b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 9B · 4bit
Mar 11, 2026 · Apple M4
nemotron-3-nano:4b
OLLAMA GGUFnemotron_h · 4.0B · Q4_K_M
Aug 26, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
Global Score
58 vs 93
Hardware Fit
68 vs 95
Quality Score
54 vs 92
Hardware
qwen3.5-9b-mlx nemotron-3-nano:4b
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 nemotron-3-nano:4b
Tokens/sec16.731.7
First chunk23 ms270 ms
TTFT14.1 s2.9 s
Load timeN/A2.1 s
Memory usage7.8 GB4.1 GB
Memory %33%25%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.5-9b-mlx
Speed
36/50
TTFT
3/20
Memory
29/30
nemotron-3-nano:4b
Speed
50/50
TTFT
15/20
Memory
30/30
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
nemotron-3-nano:4b
Reasoning
18/20
Coding
17/20
Instruction
17/20
Structured
15/15
Math
15/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong 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