gemma-4-31b-it-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXgemma4 · 31B · 8bit
Aug 19, 2026 · Apple M4 Max
qwen3.8-27b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 27B · 8bit
Aug 17, 2026 · Apple M5 Max
Global Score
85 vs 59
Hardware Fit
64 vs 63
Quality Score
94 vs 58
Hardware
gemma-4-31b-it-mlx qwen3.8-27b-mlx
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M4 MaxApple M5 Max
Cores1618
RAM128 GB64 GB
GPUApple M4 MaxApple M5 Max
OSmacOS 26.5.2macOS 27.0
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
gemma-4-31b-it-mlx qwen3.8-27b-mlx
Tokens/sec13.618.3
First chunk16 ms4 ms
TTFT558 ms530 ms
Load time12.3 sN/A
Memory usage0.0 GB38.5 GB
Memory %0%60%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma-4-31b-it-mlx
Speed
14/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
30/30
qwen3.8-27b-mlx
Speed
23/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
20/30
Quality
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
qwen3.8-27b-mlx
Reasoning
19/20
Coding
14/20
Instruction
6/20
Structured
1/15
Math
13/15
Multilingual
5/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Weak Structured Output: Poor Math: Strong Multilingual: Weak
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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