qwen3.5:9b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFnvfp4
Aug 25, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
phi3:3.8b
OLLAMA GGUFphi3 · 3.8B · Q4_0
Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
84 vs 64
Hardware Fit
94 vs 100
Quality Score
80 vs 48
Hardware
qwen3.5:9b-mlx phi3:3.8b
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Air
CPUApple M1 ProApple M4
Cores1010
RAM16 GB32 GB
GPUApple M1 ProApple M4
OSmacOS 26.6.2macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.5:9b-mlx phi3:3.8b
Tokens/sec25.042.0
First chunk357 msN/A
TTFT357 ms142 ms
Load time3.8 s1.1 s
Memory usage8.4 GB16.0 GB
Memory %52%50%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.5:9b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
24/30
phi3:3.8b
Speed
40/50
TTFT
30/20
Memory
30/30
Quality
qwen3.5:9b-mlx
Reasoning
16/20
Coding
15/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
15/15
Math
10/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Adequate Multilingual: Strong
phi3:3.8b
Reasoning
12/20
Coding
3/20
Instruction
11/20
Structured
10/15
Math
5/15
Multilingual
7/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Poor Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Adequate Math: Weak 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