qwen/qwen3.8-27b
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 27B · 4bit
Aug 19, 2026 · Apple M4 Max
mistralai/devstral-small-2-2512
LM-STUDIO MLXmistral3 · 24B · 4bit
Mar 4, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
83 vs 69
Hardware Fit
68 vs 50
Quality Score
90 vs 77
Hardware
qwen/qwen3.8-27b mistralai/devstral…
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Air
CPUApple M4 MaxApple M4
Cores1610
RAM128 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4 MaxApple M4
OSmacOS 26.5.2macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen/qwen3.8-27b mistralai/devstral…
Tokens/sec27.65.7
First chunk10 ms5007 ms
TTFT4.6 s5.0 s
Load timeN/AN/A
Memory usage21.0 GB13.2 GB
Memory %16%41%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen/qwen3.8-27b
Speed
32/50
TTFT
6/20
Memory
30/30
mistralai/devstral-smal…
Speed
11/50
TTFT
9/20
Memory
30/30
Quality
qwen/qwen3.8-27b
Reasoning
19/20
Coding
15/20
Instruction
16/20
Structured
15/15
Math
15/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
mistralai/devstral-smal…
Reasoning
16/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
14/15
Math
6/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate 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