qwen3.8-27b-mlx
LM-STUDIO UNKNOWN27B
Aug 17, 2026 · Apple M5 Max
qwen3.5-2b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 2B · 8bit
Mar 3, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
66 vs 70
Hardware Fit
91 vs 93
Quality Score
55 vs 60
Hardware
qwen3.8-27b-mlx qwen3.5-2b-mlx
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Air
CPUApple M5 MaxApple M4
Cores1810
RAM64 GB32 GB
GPUApple M5 MaxApple M4
OSmacOS 27.0macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.8-27b-mlx qwen3.5-2b-mlx
Tokens/sec33.232.9
First chunk7 ms3096 ms
TTFT311 ms3.1 s
Load timeN/AN/A
Memory usage0.5 GB2.5 GB
Memory %1%8%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.8-27b-mlx
Speed
41/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
30/30
qwen3.5-2b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
13/20
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
qwen3.5-2b-mlx
Reasoning
11/20
Coding
9/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
14/15
Math
3/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Weak Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor 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