qwen3.5-2b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 2B · 4bit
Mar 6, 2026 · Apple M4 Pro
qwen3.5-9b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 9B · 4bit
Mar 11, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
65 vs 58
Hardware Fit
88 vs 68
Quality Score
55 vs 54
Hardware
qwen3.5-2b-mlx qwen3.5-9b-mlx
MachineMac miniMac mini
CPUApple M4 ProApple M4
Cores1410
RAM64 GB24 GB
GPUApple M4 ProApple M4
OSmacOS 15.7.4macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.5-2b-mlx qwen3.5-9b-mlx
Tokens/sec48.916.7
First chunk4208 ms23 ms
TTFT4.2 s14.1 s
Load timeN/AN/A
Memory usage1.6 GB7.8 GB
Memory %3%33%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.5-2b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
8/20
Memory
30/30
qwen3.5-9b-mlx
Speed
36/50
TTFT
3/20
Memory
29/30
Quality
qwen3.5-2b-mlx
Reasoning
10/20
Coding
7/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
14/15
Math
3/15
Multilingual
8/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Weak Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong
qwen3.5-9b-mlx
Reasoning
10/20
Coding
16/20
Instruction
4/20
Structured
9/15
Math
10/15
Multilingual
5/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Poor Structured Output: Adequate Math: Adequate Multilingual: Adequate
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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