qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5_moe · 35B · 4bit
Oct 20, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
liquid/lfm2-24b-a2b
LM-STUDIO MLXlfm2_moe · 24B · 4bit
Apr 1, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
84 vs 74
Hardware Fit
78 vs 84
Quality Score
86 vs 69
Hardware
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b liquid/lfm2-24b-a2b
MachineMacBook ProMac mini
CPUApple M1 ProApple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB24 GB
GPUApple M1 ProApple M4
OSmacOS 15.6.1macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b liquid/lfm2-24b-a2b
Tokens/sec49.951.8
First chunk31 ms10 ms
TTFT708 ms503 ms
Load timeN/AN/A
Memory usage26.6 GB17.5 GB
Memory %83%73%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
8/30
liquid/lfm2-24b-a2b
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
14/30
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
liquid/lfm2-24b-a2b
Reasoning
11/20
Coding
12/20
Instruction
16/20
Structured
13/15
Math
8/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Strong 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