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gemma3:1b

gemma3 · 999.89M · Q4_K_M

Good

Feb 28, 2026 · Apple M4

smollm2:360m

llama · 361.82M · F16

Marginal

Mar 1, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score
72 vs 58
Hardware Fit
98 vs 99
Quality Score
55 vs 30

Hardware

gemma3:1b smollm2:360m
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Air
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modeunknownbalanced

Performance

gemma3:1b smollm2:360m
Tokens/sec39.5115.1
TTFT333 ms39 ms
Load time1.6 s0.4 s
Memory usage1.3 GB1.2 GB
Memory %4%4%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

gemma3:1b

Speed
40/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
28/30

smollm2:360m

Speed
40/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
29/30

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

smollm2:360m

Reasoning
4/20
Coding
0/20
Instruction
10/20
Structured
9/15
Math
4/15
Multilingual
3/10
Reasoning: Poor Coding: Poor Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Adequate Math: Poor Multilingual: Weak
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