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aya:8b

command-r · 8.0B · F16

Good

Mar 1, 2026 · Apple M4

gemma3:12b

gemma3 · 12.2B · Q4_K_M

Good

Mar 1, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score
70 vs 67
Hardware Fit
92 vs 79
Quality Score
55 vs 59

Hardware

aya:8b gemma3:12b
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Air
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedunknown

Performance

aya:8b gemma3:12b
Tokens/sec20.012.3
TTFT300 ms656 ms
Load time0.9 s5.5 s
Memory usage6.0 GB11.0 GB
Memory %19%34%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

aya:8b

Speed
32/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
30/30

gemma3:12b

Speed
19/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
30/30

Quality

aya:8b

Reasoning
10/20
Coding
6/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
15/15
Math
2/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Weak Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong

gemma3:12b

Reasoning
14/20
Coding
0/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
15/15
Math
7/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Poor Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
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