qwen/qwen3.8-27b
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 27B · 8bit
Aug 18, 2026 · Apple M4 Max
qwen3.5-4b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 4B · 4bit
Mar 3, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
81 vs 71
Hardware Fit
68 vs 88
Quality Score
87 vs 63
Hardware
qwen/qwen3.8-27b qwen3.5-4b-mlx
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 qwen3.5-4b-mlx
Tokens/sec16.423.1
First chunk5 ms3279 ms
TTFT742 ms3.3 s
Load timeN/AN/A
Memory usage38.5 GB2.9 GB
Memory %30%9%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen/qwen3.8-27b
Speed
18/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
30/30
qwen3.5-4b-mlx
Speed
45/50
TTFT
13/20
Memory
30/30
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
qwen3.5-4b-mlx
Reasoning
15/20
Coding
16/20
Instruction
6/20
Structured
6/15
Math
11/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Weak Structured Output: Weak Math: Adequate Multilingual: Strong
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