qwen3.5:9b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFnvfp4
Aug 25, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
qwen3.6:35b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFnvfp4
Jul 17, 2026 · Apple M5 Max
Global Score
84 vs 89
Hardware Fit
94 vs 97
Quality Score
80 vs 86
Hardware
qwen3.5:9b-mlx qwen3.6:35b-mlx
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M1 ProApple M5 Max
Cores1018
RAM16 GB48 GB
GPUApple M1 ProApple M5 Max
OSmacOS 26.6.2macOS 26.5.2
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.5:9b-mlx qwen3.6:35b-mlx
Tokens/sec25.0129.4
First chunk357 ms49 ms
TTFT357 ms49 ms
Load time3.8 s0.0 s
Memory usage8.4 GB20.5 GB
Memory %52%43%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.5:9b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
24/30
qwen3.6:35b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
27/30
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
qwen3.6:35b-mlx
Reasoning
15/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
16/20
Structured
15/15
Math
12/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong 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