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gemma4:31b

OLLAMA GGUF

gemma4 · 31.3B · Q4_K_M

Not Rec.

Apr 13, 2026 · Apple M4 Max

gemma4:12b-mlx

OLLAMA GGUF
Excellent

Jul 4, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro

Global Score
76 vs 91
Hardware Fit
46 vs 96
Quality Score
89 vs 89

Hardware

gemma4:31b gemma4:12b-mlx
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M4 MaxApple M2 Pro
Cores1610
RAM64 GB16 GB
GPUApple M4 MaxApple M2 Pro
OSmacOS 26.3.1macOS 26.5
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced

Performance

gemma4:31b gemma4:12b-mlx
Tokens/sec22.424.7
First chunk565 ms610 ms
TTFT30.0 s610 ms
Load time6.9 s3.6 s
Memory usage43.9 GB7.1 GB
Memory %69%45%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

gemma4:31b

Speed
30/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
16/30

gemma4:12b-mlx

Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
26/30

Quality

gemma4:31b

Reasoning
16/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
16/20
Structured
15/15
Math
14/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong

gemma4:12b-mlx

Reasoning
16/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
17/20
Structured
15/15
Math
12/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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