qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5_moe · 35B · 4bit
Jul 17, 2026 · Apple M5 Max
openai/gpt-oss-20b
LM-STUDIO MLXgpt_oss · 20B · MXFP4
Sep 29, 2026 · Apple M5 Max
Global Score
89 vs 83
Hardware Fit
97 vs 80
Quality Score
86 vs 84
Hardware
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b openai/gpt-oss-20b
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M5 MaxApple M5 Max
Cores1818
RAM64 GB128 GB
GPUApple M5 MaxApple M5 Max
OSmacOS 27.0macOS 26.6.2
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b openai/gpt-oss-20b
Tokens/sec130.2138.4
First chunk5 ms3 ms
TTFT135 ms30.0 s
Load timeN/A6.8 s
Memory usage26.6 GB0.5 GB
Memory %42%0%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
27/30
openai/gpt-oss-20b
Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
30/30
Quality
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Reasoning
15/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
16/20
Structured
15/15
Math
12/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
openai/gpt-oss-20b
Reasoning
18/20
Coding
12/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
14/15
Math
15/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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