qwen3.5-2b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 2B · 8bit
Mar 3, 2026 · Apple M4
nemotron-3-nano:4b
OLLAMA GGUFnemotron_h · 4.0B · Q4_K_M
Aug 26, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
Global Score
70 vs 93
Hardware Fit
93 vs 95
Quality Score
60 vs 92
Hardware
qwen3.5-2b-mlx nemotron-3-nano:4b
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Pro
CPUApple M4Apple M1 Pro
Cores1010
RAM32 GB16 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M1 Pro
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.6.2
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.5-2b-mlx nemotron-3-nano:4b
Tokens/sec32.931.7
First chunk3096 ms270 ms
TTFT3.1 s2.9 s
Load timeN/A2.1 s
Memory usage2.5 GB4.1 GB
Memory %8%25%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.5-2b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
13/20
Memory
30/30
nemotron-3-nano:4b
Speed
50/50
TTFT
15/20
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
nemotron-3-nano:4b
Reasoning
18/20
Coding
17/20
Instruction
17/20
Structured
15/15
Math
15/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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npm install -g metrillm@latest$
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Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest