gemma3:1b
OLLAMA GGUFgemma3 · 999.89M · Q4_K_M
Feb 28, 2026 · Apple M4
gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFJul 4, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro
Global Score
68 vs 84
Hardware Fit
98 vs 82
Quality Score
55 vs 85
Hardware
gemma3:1b gemma4:12b-mlx
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Pro
CPUApple M4Apple M2 Pro
Cores1010
RAM32 GB16 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M2 Pro
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.5
Archarm64arm64
Power Modeunknownbalanced
Performance
gemma3:1b gemma4:12b-mlx
Tokens/sec39.527.2
First chunkN/A732 ms
TTFT333 ms8.1 s
Load time1.6 s3.5 s
Memory usage1.3 GB7.1 GB
Memory %4%44%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma3:1b
Speed
40/50
TTFT
30/20
Memory
28/30
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
6/20
Memory
26/30
Quality
gemma3:1b
Reasoning
6/20
Coding
13/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
12/15
Math
1/15
Multilingual
8/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong
gemma4:12b-mlx
Reasoning
16/20
Coding
17/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
15/15
Math
14/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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