mlx-community/gemma-3-4b-it-qat-4bit
LM-STUDIO GGUFMar 5, 2026 · Apple M4
gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFAug 24, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
Global Score
80 vs 71
Hardware Fit
100 vs 76
Quality Score
71 vs 69
Hardware
mlx-community/gemm… gemma4:12b-mlx
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Pro
CPUApple M4Apple M1 Pro
Cores1010
RAM32 GB16 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M1 Pro
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.6.2
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
mlx-community/gemm… gemma4:12b-mlx
Tokens/sec43.225.0
First chunk428 ms787 ms
TTFT428 ms30.0 s
Load timeN/A4.0 s
Memory usage1.3 GB7.1 GB
Memory %4%45%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
mlx-community/gemma-3-4…
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
30/30
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
26/30
Quality
mlx-community/gemma-3-4…
Reasoning
9/20
Coding
17/20
Instruction
17/20
Structured
13/15
Math
5/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
gemma4:12b-mlx
Reasoning
14/20
Coding
10/20
Instruction
9/20
Structured
15/15
Math
11/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Weak Structured Output: Strong Math: Adequate Multilingual: Strong
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npm install -g metrillm@latest$
metrillmRequires Node 20+ and Ollama or LM Studio running
Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest