qwen3.5-9b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 9B · 4bit
Mar 12, 2026 · Apple M4 Pro
lfm2-24b-a2b
LM-STUDIO GGUFMar 6, 2026 · Apple M4 Pro
Global Score
77 vs 78
Hardware Fit
67 vs 100
Quality Score
81 vs 68
Hardware
qwen3.5-9b-mlx lfm2-24b-a2b
MachineMac miniMac mini
CPUApple M4 ProApple M4 Pro
Cores1414
RAM64 GB64 GB
GPUApple M4 ProApple M4 Pro
OSmacOS 15.7.4macOS 15.7.4
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.5-9b-mlx lfm2-24b-a2b
Tokens/sec20.3105.9
First chunk4216 ms252 ms
TTFT4.2 s252 ms
Load timeN/AN/A
Memory usage5.6 GB0.1 GB
Memory %9%0%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.5-9b-mlx
Speed
29/50
TTFT
8/20
Memory
30/30
lfm2-24b-a2b
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
30/30
Quality
qwen3.5-9b-mlx
Reasoning
15/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
16/20
Structured
14/15
Math
8/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Adequate Multilingual: Strong
lfm2-24b-a2b
Reasoning
12/20
Coding
14/20
Instruction
12/20
Structured
13/15
Math
8/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Adequate Multilingual: Strong
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npm install -g metrillm@latest$
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Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest