qwen3.8-27b-mlx
LM-STUDIO UNKNOWN27B
Aug 17, 2026 · Apple M5 Max
qwen3.5-9b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 9B · 4bit
Mar 12, 2026 · Apple M4 Pro
Global Score
66 vs 77
Hardware Fit
91 vs 67
Quality Score
55 vs 81
Hardware
qwen3.8-27b-mlx qwen3.5-9b-mlx
MachineMacBook ProMac mini
CPUApple M5 MaxApple M4 Pro
Cores1814
RAM64 GB64 GB
GPUApple M5 MaxApple M4 Pro
OSmacOS 27.0macOS 15.7.4
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.8-27b-mlx qwen3.5-9b-mlx
Tokens/sec33.220.3
First chunk7 ms4216 ms
TTFT311 ms4.2 s
Load timeN/AN/A
Memory usage0.5 GB5.6 GB
Memory %1%9%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.8-27b-mlx
Speed
41/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
30/30
qwen3.5-9b-mlx
Speed
29/50
TTFT
8/20
Memory
30/30
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
qwen3.5-9b-mlx
Reasoning
15/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
16/20
Structured
14/15
Math
8/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Adequate 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