qwen/qwen3.8-27b
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 27B · 8bit
Aug 18, 2026 · Apple M4 Max
mlx-community/gemma-3-1b-it-8bit
LM-STUDIO GGUFMar 5, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
81 vs 72
Hardware Fit
68 vs 99
Quality Score
87 vs 61
Hardware
qwen/qwen3.8-27b mlx-community/gemm…
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Air
CPUApple M4 MaxApple M4
Cores1610
RAM128 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4 MaxApple M4
OSmacOS 26.5.2macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen/qwen3.8-27b mlx-community/gemm…
Tokens/sec16.486.3
First chunk5 ms253 ms
TTFT742 ms253 ms
Load timeN/AN/A
Memory usage38.5 GB1.1 GB
Memory %30%4%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen/qwen3.8-27b
Speed
18/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
30/30
mlx-community/gemma-3-1…
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
29/30
Quality
qwen/qwen3.8-27b
Reasoning
17/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
16/20
Structured
15/15
Math
11/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Adequate Multilingual: Strong
mlx-community/gemma-3-1…
Reasoning
7/20
Coding
14/20
Instruction
16/20
Structured
14/15
Math
2/15
Multilingual
8/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Strong 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