qwen3.5-9b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 9B · 4bit
Mar 11, 2026 · Apple M4
qwen3.5-9b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 9B · 4bit
Mar 11, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
58 vs 59
Hardware Fit
68 vs 65
Quality Score
54 vs 57
Hardware
qwen3.5-9b-mlx qwen3.5-9b-mlx
MachineMac miniMac mini
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM24 GB24 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.5-9b-mlx qwen3.5-9b-mlx
Tokens/sec16.714.3
First chunk23 ms24 ms
TTFT14.1 s13.4 s
Load timeN/A13.3 s
Memory usage7.8 GB2.5 GB
Memory %33%10%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.5-9b-mlx
Speed
36/50
TTFT
3/20
Memory
29/30
qwen3.5-9b-mlx
Speed
32/50
TTFT
3/20
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
qwen3.5-9b-mlx
Reasoning
10/20
Coding
17/20
Instruction
5/20
Structured
9/15
Math
11/15
Multilingual
5/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Weak Structured Output: Adequate Math: Adequate Multilingual: Adequate
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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