llama3.1:8b
OLLAMA GGUFllama · 8.0B · Q4_K_M
Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4
gemma4:26b
OLLAMA GGUFgemma4 · 25.8B · Q4_K_M
Apr 3, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
75 vs 85
Hardware Fit
93 vs 77
Quality Score
67 vs 89
Hardware
llama3.1:8b gemma4:26b
MachineMacBook AirMac mini
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB24 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
llama3.1:8b gemma4:26b
Tokens/sec20.324.5
First chunkN/A1481 ms
TTFT315 ms1.5 s
Load time1.1 s24.7 s
Memory usage10.4 GB20.3 GB
Memory %33%85%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
llama3.1:8b
Speed
33/50
TTFT
30/20
Memory
30/30
gemma4:26b
Speed
49/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
8/30
Quality
llama3.1:8b
Reasoning
12/20
Coding
15/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
13/15
Math
4/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
gemma4:26b
Reasoning
17/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
17/20
Structured
14/15
Math
12/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
Run yours and compare
$
npm install -g metrillm@latest$
metrillmRequires Node 20+ and Ollama or LM Studio running
Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest