dolphin3:8b
OLLAMA GGUFllama · 8.0B · Q4_K_M
Mar 6, 2026 · Apple M4
gemma2:9b
OLLAMA GGUFgemma2 · 9.2B · Q4_0
Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
74 vs 76
Hardware Fit
92 vs 89
Quality Score
66 vs 71
Hardware
dolphin3:8b gemma2:9b
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Air
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
dolphin3:8b gemma2:9b
Tokens/sec21.017.5
First chunk314 msN/A
TTFT314 ms347 ms
Load time0.8 s0.8 s
Memory usage10.4 GB8.2 GB
Memory %33%26%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
dolphin3:8b
Speed
42/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
30/30
gemma2:9b
Speed
29/50
TTFT
30/20
Memory
30/30
Quality
dolphin3:8b
Reasoning
12/20
Coding
13/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
14/15
Math
4/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
gemma2:9b
Reasoning
11/20
Coding
15/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
15/15
Math
7/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak 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