rnj-1:8b
OLLAMA GGUFgemma3 · 8.3B · Q4_K_M
Aug 24, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
starling-lm:7b
OLLAMA GGUFllama · 7B · Q4_0
Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
80 vs 63
Hardware Fit
93 vs 97
Quality Score
74 vs 49
Hardware
rnj-1:8b starling-lm:7b
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
rnj-1:8b starling-lm:7b
Tokens/sec22.323.7
First chunk404 msN/A
TTFT404 ms234 ms
Load time3.7 s0.4 s
Memory usage8.3 GB5.3 GB
Memory %52%17%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
rnj-1:8b
Speed
49/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
24/30
starling-lm:7b
Speed
37/50
TTFT
30/20
Memory
30/30
Quality
rnj-1:8b
Reasoning
12/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
5/15
Math
14/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Weak Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
starling-lm:7b
Reasoning
11/20
Coding
13/20
Instruction
6/20
Structured
3/15
Math
8/15
Multilingual
8/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Weak Structured Output: Poor Math: Adequate 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