qwen3.5-2b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 2B · 8bit
Mar 3, 2026 · Apple M4
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5_moe · 35B · 4bit
Jul 17, 2026 · Apple M5 Max
Global Score
70 vs 89
Hardware Fit
93 vs 97
Quality Score
60 vs 86
Hardware
qwen3.5-2b-mlx qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Pro
CPUApple M4Apple M5 Max
Cores1018
RAM32 GB64 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M5 Max
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 27.0
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.5-2b-mlx qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Tokens/sec32.9130.2
First chunk3096 ms5 ms
TTFT3.1 s135 ms
Load timeN/AN/A
Memory usage2.5 GB26.6 GB
Memory %8%42%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.5-2b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
13/20
Memory
30/30
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
27/30
Quality
qwen3.5-2b-mlx
Reasoning
11/20
Coding
9/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
14/15
Math
3/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Weak Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
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