qwen3.5-9b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 9B · 4bit
Mar 12, 2026 · Apple M4 Pro
gemma4:e2b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFAug 26, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
Global Score
77 vs 88
Hardware Fit
67 vs 79
Quality Score
81 vs 92
Hardware
qwen3.5-9b-mlx gemma4:e2b-mlx
MachineMac miniMacBook Pro
CPUApple M4 ProApple M1 Pro
Cores1410
RAM64 GB16 GB
GPUApple M4 ProApple M1 Pro
OSmacOS 15.7.4macOS 26.6.2
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.5-9b-mlx gemma4:e2b-mlx
Tokens/sec20.372.8
First chunk4216 ms134 ms
TTFT4.2 s30.0 s
Load timeN/A2.6 s
Memory usage5.6 GB5.7 GB
Memory %9%36%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.5-9b-mlx
Speed
29/50
TTFT
8/20
Memory
30/30
gemma4:e2b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
29/30
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
gemma4:e2b-mlx
Reasoning
19/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
15/15
Math
15/15
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