qwen3.5-9b
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 9B · 4bit
Mar 3, 2026 · Apple M4
gemma4:12b
OLLAMA GGUFgemma4 · 11.9B · Q4_K_M
Jul 4, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro
Global Score
81 vs 89
Hardware Fit
84 vs 88
Quality Score
79 vs 89
Hardware
qwen3.5-9b gemma4:12b
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Pro
CPUApple M4Apple M2 Pro
Cores1010
RAM32 GB16 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M2 Pro
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.5
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.5-9b gemma4:12b
Tokens/sec20.418.4
First chunk3034 ms758 ms
TTFT3.0 s758 ms
Load timeN/A0.3 s
Memory usage5.6 GB7.5 GB
Memory %17%47%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.5-9b
Speed
41/50
TTFT
14/20
Memory
29/30
gemma4:12b
Speed
42/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
26/30
Quality
qwen3.5-9b
Reasoning
14/20
Coding
15/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
15/15
Math
10/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Adequate Multilingual: Strong
gemma4:12b
Reasoning
17/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
17/20
Structured
15/15
Math
12/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong 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