qwen3.5-9b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 9B · 4bit
Mar 11, 2026 · Apple M4
granite4.2:3b
OLLAMA GGUFgranite · 3.7B · Q4_K_M
Aug 29, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
Global Score
58 vs 80
Hardware Fit
68 vs 80
Quality Score
54 vs 80
Hardware
qwen3.5-9b-mlx granite4.2:3b
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 granite4.2:3b
Tokens/sec16.746.8
First chunk23 ms135 ms
TTFT14.1 s135 ms
Load timeN/A0.0 s
Memory usage7.8 GB12.7 GB
Memory %33%79%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.5-9b-mlx
Speed
36/50
TTFT
3/20
Memory
29/30
granite4.2:3b
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
10/30
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
granite4.2:3b
Reasoning
18/20
Coding
13/20
Instruction
12/20
Structured
15/15
Math
14/15
Multilingual
8/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Adequate 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