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gemma2:9b

gemma2 · 9.2B · Q4_0

Good

Mar 1, 2026 · Apple M4

llama3.1:8b

llama · 8.0B · Q4_K_M

Good

Mar 1, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score
69 vs 69
Hardware Fit
89 vs 93
Quality Score
56 vs 53

Hardware

gemma2:9b llama3.1:8b
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Air
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced

Performance

gemma2:9b llama3.1:8b
Tokens/sec16.820.2
TTFT372 ms481 ms
Load time0.8 s3.4 s
Memory usage8.2 GB10.4 GB
Memory %26%33%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

gemma2:9b

Speed
29/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
30/30

llama3.1:8b

Speed
33/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
30/30

Quality

gemma2:9b

Reasoning
11/20
Coding
0/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
15/15
Math
7/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Poor Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong

llama3.1:8b

Reasoning
12/20
Coding
0/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
13/15
Math
4/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Poor Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
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