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gemma2:9b

gemma2 · 9.2B · Q4_0

Good

Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4

qwen3:8b

qwen3 · 8.2B · Q4_K_M

Marginal

Mar 1, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score
78 vs 42
Hardware Fit
89 vs 60
Quality Score
71 vs 30

Hardware

gemma2:9b qwen3:8b
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Air
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedunknown

Performance

gemma2:9b qwen3:8b
Tokens/sec17.518.2
TTFT347 ms12.4 s
Load time0.8 s2.7 s
Memory usage8.2 GB9.5 GB
Memory %26%30%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

gemma2:9b

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

qwen3:8b

Speed
27/40
TTFT
3/30
Memory
30/30

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

qwen3:8b

Reasoning
9/20
Coding
0/20
Instruction
5/20
Structured
4/15
Math
3/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Poor Instruction Following: Weak Structured Output: Weak Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong
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