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gemma3:1b

gemma3 · 999.89M · Q4_K_M

Good

Feb 28, 2026 · Apple M4

gemma2:2b

gemma2 · 2.6B · Q4_0

Excellent

Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score
72 vs 80
Hardware Fit
98 vs 100
Quality Score
55 vs 67

Hardware

gemma3:1b gemma2:2b
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Air
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modeunknownbalanced

Performance

gemma3:1b gemma2:2b
Tokens/sec39.455.1
TTFT362 ms152 ms
Load time0.3 s0.6 s
Memory usage1.3 GB2.8 GB
Memory %4%9%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

gemma3:1b

Speed
40/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
28/30

gemma2:2b

Speed
40/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
30/30

Quality

gemma3:1b

Reasoning
6/20
Coding
13/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
12/15
Math
1/15
Multilingual
8/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong

gemma2:2b

Reasoning
11/20
Coding
13/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
15/15
Math
4/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong

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