qwen3.5:9b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFnvfp4
Aug 25, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
gemma4:e2b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFAug 25, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
Global Score
84 vs 82
Hardware Fit
94 vs 99
Quality Score
80 vs 75
Hardware
qwen3.5:9b-mlx gemma4:e2b-mlx
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M1 ProApple M1 Pro
Cores1010
RAM16 GB16 GB
GPUApple M1 ProApple M1 Pro
OSmacOS 26.6.2macOS 26.6.2
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.5:9b-mlx gemma4:e2b-mlx
Tokens/sec25.070.4
First chunk357 ms96 ms
TTFT357 ms96 ms
Load time3.8 s2.5 s
Memory usage8.4 GB5.7 GB
Memory %52%36%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.5:9b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
24/30
gemma4:e2b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
29/30
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
gemma4:e2b-mlx
Reasoning
14/20
Coding
14/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
15/15
Math
7/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak 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