qwen3.5-2b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 2B · 4bit
Mar 6, 2026 · Apple M4 Pro
qwen3.5-4b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 4B · 4bit
Mar 6, 2026 · Apple M4 Pro
Global Score
65 vs 62
Hardware Fit
88 vs 35
Quality Score
55 vs 73
Hardware
qwen3.5-2b-mlx qwen3.5-4b-mlx
MachineMac miniMac mini
CPUApple M4 ProApple M4 Pro
Cores1414
RAM64 GB64 GB
GPUApple M4 ProApple M4 Pro
OSmacOS 15.7.4macOS 15.7.4
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.5-2b-mlx qwen3.5-4b-mlx
Tokens/sec48.90.0
First chunk4208 ms5548 ms
TTFT4.2 s5.5 s
Load timeN/AN/A
Memory usage1.6 GB2.9 GB
Memory %3%5%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.5-2b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
8/20
Memory
30/30
qwen3.5-4b-mlx
Speed
0/50
TTFT
6/20
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
qwen3.5-4b-mlx
Reasoning
17/20
Coding
17/20
Instruction
9/20
Structured
8/15
Math
13/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Weak Structured Output: Adequate Math: Strong 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