lfm2.5-1.2b-instruct-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXlfm2 · 1.2B · 8bit
Mar 4, 2026 · Apple M4
openai/gpt-oss-20b
LM-STUDIO MLXgpt_oss · 20B · MXFP4
Jul 17, 2026 · Apple M5 Max
Global Score
68 vs 83
Hardware Fit
100 vs 80
Quality Score
54 vs 84
Hardware
lfm2.5-1.2b-instru… openai/gpt-oss-20b
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Pro
CPUApple M4Apple M5 Max
Cores1018
RAM32 GB64 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M5 Max
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 27.0
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
lfm2.5-1.2b-instru… openai/gpt-oss-20b
Tokens/sec77.3131.7
First chunk177 ms7 ms
TTFT177 ms30.0 s
Load timeN/AN/A
Memory usage1.2 GB15.8 GB
Memory %4%25%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
lfm2.5-1.2b-instruct-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
30/30
openai/gpt-oss-20b
Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
30/30
Quality
lfm2.5-1.2b-instruct-mlx
Reasoning
10/20
Coding
7/20
Instruction
16/20
Structured
12/15
Math
1/15
Multilingual
8/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Weak Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong
openai/gpt-oss-20b
Reasoning
18/20
Coding
13/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
14/15
Math
15/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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