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gemma3:4b

gemma3 · 4.3B · Q4_K_M

Good

Mar 1, 2026 · Apple M4

gemma3:1b

gemma3 · 999.89M · Q4_K_M

Good

Feb 28, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score
72 vs 72
Hardware Fit
99 vs 98
Quality Score
54 vs 55

Hardware

gemma3:4b gemma3:1b
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Air
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedunknown

Performance

gemma3:4b gemma3:1b
Tokens/sec35.939.4
TTFT303 ms362 ms
Load time0.2 s0.3 s
Memory usage4.6 GB1.3 GB
Memory %14%4%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

gemma3:4b

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

gemma3:1b

Speed
40/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
28/30

Quality

gemma3:4b

Reasoning
11/20
Coding
0/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
14/15
Math
5/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Poor Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong

gemma3:1b

Reasoning
6/20
Coding
13/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
12/15
Math
1/15
Multilingual
8/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong
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