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gemma2:9b

gemma2 · 9.2B · Q4_0

Good

Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4

gemma3:1b

gemma3 · 999.89M · Q4_K_M

Good

Feb 28, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score
78 vs 72
Hardware Fit
89 vs 98
Quality Score
71 vs 55

Hardware

gemma2:9b gemma3:1b
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Air
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedunknown

Performance

gemma2:9b gemma3:1b
Tokens/sec17.539.5
TTFT347 ms333 ms
Load time0.8 s1.6 s
Memory usage8.2 GB1.3 GB
Memory %26%4%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

gemma2:9b

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

gemma3:1b

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

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

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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