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gemma4:e2b-mlx

OLLAMA GGUF
Not Rec.

Aug 26, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro

gemma4:e4b

OLLAMA GGUF

gemma4 · 8.0B · Q4_K_M

Excellent

Aug 22, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro

Global Score
88 vs 90
Hardware Fit
79 vs 87
Quality Score
92 vs 91

Hardware

gemma4:e2b-mlx gemma4:e4b
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M1 ProApple M1 Pro
Cores1010
RAM16 GB16 GB
GPUApple M1 ProApple M1 Pro
OSmacOS 26.6.2macOS 26.6.2
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced

Performance

gemma4:e2b-mlx gemma4:e4b
Tokens/sec72.835.7
First chunk134 ms661 ms
TTFT30.0 s6.5 s
Load time2.6 s6.1 s
Memory usage5.7 GB3.1 GB
Memory %36%19%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

gemma4:e2b-mlx

Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
29/30

gemma4:e4b

Speed
50/50
TTFT
7/20
Memory
30/30

Quality

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

gemma4:e4b

Reasoning
18/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
15/15
Math
14/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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