qwen3.8-27b-mlx
LM-STUDIO UNKNOWN27B
Aug 17, 2026 · Apple M5 Max
gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFJul 4, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro
Global Score
66 vs 84
Hardware Fit
91 vs 82
Quality Score
55 vs 85
Hardware
qwen3.8-27b-mlx gemma4:12b-mlx
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M5 MaxApple M2 Pro
Cores1810
RAM64 GB16 GB
GPUApple M5 MaxApple M2 Pro
OSmacOS 27.0macOS 26.5
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.8-27b-mlx gemma4:12b-mlx
Tokens/sec33.227.2
First chunk7 ms732 ms
TTFT311 ms8.1 s
Load timeN/A3.5 s
Memory usage0.5 GB7.1 GB
Memory %1%44%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.8-27b-mlx
Speed
41/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
30/30
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
6/20
Memory
26/30
Quality
qwen3.8-27b-mlx
Reasoning
19/20
Coding
13/20
Instruction
6/20
Structured
0/15
Math
14/15
Multilingual
3/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Weak Structured Output: Poor Math: Strong Multilingual: Weak
gemma4:12b-mlx
Reasoning
16/20
Coding
17/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
15/15
Math
14/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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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