qwen3.5-2b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 2B · 8bit
Mar 3, 2026 · Apple M4
lfm2.5-1.2b-instruct-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXlfm2 · 1.2B · 8bit
Mar 4, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
70 vs 68
Hardware Fit
93 vs 100
Quality Score
60 vs 54
Hardware
qwen3.5-2b-mlx lfm2.5-1.2b-instru…
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Air
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.5-2b-mlx lfm2.5-1.2b-instru…
Tokens/sec32.977.3
First chunk3096 ms177 ms
TTFT3.1 s177 ms
Load timeN/AN/A
Memory usage2.5 GB1.2 GB
Memory %8%4%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.5-2b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
13/20
Memory
30/30
lfm2.5-1.2b-instruct-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
30/30
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
lfm2.5-1.2b-instruct-mlx
Reasoning
10/20
Coding
7/20
Instruction
16/20
Structured
12/15
Math
1/15
Multilingual
8/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Weak Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor 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