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openai/gpt-oss-20b

LM-STUDIO MLX

gpt_oss · 20B · MXFP4

Not Rec.

Sep 29, 2026 · Apple M5 Max

gemma-4-31b-it-mlx

LM-STUDIO MLX

gemma4 · 31B · 8bit

Excellent

Aug 19, 2026 · Apple M4 Max

Global Score
83 vs 85
Hardware Fit
80 vs 64
Quality Score
84 vs 94

Hardware

openai/gpt-oss-20b gemma-4-31b-it-mlx
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M5 MaxApple M4 Max
Cores1816
RAM128 GB128 GB
GPUApple M5 MaxApple M4 Max
OSmacOS 26.6.2macOS 26.5.2
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced

Performance

openai/gpt-oss-20b gemma-4-31b-it-mlx
Tokens/sec138.413.6
First chunk3 ms16 ms
TTFT30.0 s558 ms
Load time6.8 s12.3 s
Memory usage0.5 GB0.0 GB
Memory %0%0%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

openai/gpt-oss-20b

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

gemma-4-31b-it-mlx

Speed
14/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
30/30

Quality

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

gemma-4-31b-it-mlx

Reasoning
19/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
18/20
Structured
15/15
Math
14/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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