gemma2:9b
OLLAMA GGUFgemma2 · 9.2B · Q4_0
Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4
gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFJul 4, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro
Global Score
76 vs 91
Hardware Fit
89 vs 96
Quality Score
71 vs 89
Hardware
gemma2:9b gemma4:12b-mlx
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Pro
CPUApple M4Apple M2 Pro
Cores1010
RAM32 GB16 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M2 Pro
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.5
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
gemma2:9b gemma4:12b-mlx
Tokens/sec17.524.7
First chunkN/A610 ms
TTFT347 ms610 ms
Load time0.8 s3.6 s
Memory usage8.2 GB7.1 GB
Memory %26%45%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma2:9b
Speed
29/50
TTFT
30/20
Memory
30/30
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
26/30
Quality
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
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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Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest