gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFJul 4, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro
gemma4:e4b-it-q8_0
OLLAMA GGUFgemma4 · 8.0B · Q8_0
Aug 26, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
Global Score
81 vs 91
Hardware Fit
82 vs 88
Quality Score
81 vs 92
Hardware
gemma4:12b-mlx gemma4:e4b-it-q8_0
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M2 ProApple M1 Pro
Cores1010
RAM16 GB16 GB
GPUApple M2 ProApple M1 Pro
OSmacOS 26.5macOS 26.6.2
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
gemma4:12b-mlx gemma4:e4b-it-q8_0
Tokens/sec25.330.0
First chunk761 ms311 ms
TTFT7.7 s6.2 s
Load time3.6 s6.9 s
Memory usage7.1 GB5.0 GB
Memory %44%31%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
6/20
Memory
26/30
gemma4:e4b-it-q8_0
Speed
50/50
TTFT
8/20
Memory
30/30
Quality
gemma4:12b-mlx
Reasoning
16/20
Coding
15/20
Instruction
12/20
Structured
15/15
Math
13/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
gemma4:e4b-it-q8_0
Reasoning
18/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
15/15
Math
15/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest