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mlx-community/Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct-4bit

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Mar 5, 2026 · Apple M4

google/gemma-3-4b

LM-STUDIO MLX

gemma3 · 4B · 4bit

Good

Mar 3, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score
74 vs 76
Hardware Fit
100 vs 100
Quality Score
63 vs 66

Hardware

mlx-community/Llam… google/gemma-3-4b
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Air
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced

Performance

mlx-community/Llam… google/gemma-3-4b
Tokens/sec50.639.4
First chunk257 ms468 ms
TTFT257 ms468 ms
Load timeN/AN/A
Memory usage0.7 GB2.8 GB
Memory %2%9%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

mlx-community/Llama-3.2…

Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
30/30

google/gemma-3-4b

Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
30/30

Quality

mlx-community/Llama-3.2…

Reasoning
9/20
Coding
14/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
15/15
Math
3/15
Multilingual
8/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong

google/gemma-3-4b

Reasoning
10/20
Coding
17/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
12/15
Math
4/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
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$ npm install -g metrillm@latest
$ metrillm

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Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest