qwen3.8-27b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 27B · 8bit
Aug 17, 2026 · Apple M5 Max
gemma3:1b
OLLAMA GGUFgemma3 · 999.89M · Q4_K_M
Feb 28, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
59 vs 68
Hardware Fit
63 vs 98
Quality Score
58 vs 55
Hardware
qwen3.8-27b-mlx gemma3:1b
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Air
CPUApple M5 MaxApple M4
Cores1810
RAM64 GB32 GB
GPUApple M5 MaxApple M4
OSmacOS 27.0macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedunknown
Performance
qwen3.8-27b-mlx gemma3:1b
Tokens/sec18.339.5
First chunk4 msN/A
TTFT530 ms333 ms
Load timeN/A1.6 s
Memory usage38.5 GB1.3 GB
Memory %60%4%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.8-27b-mlx
Speed
23/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
20/30
gemma3:1b
Speed
40/50
TTFT
30/20
Memory
28/30
Quality
qwen3.8-27b-mlx
Reasoning
19/20
Coding
14/20
Instruction
6/20
Structured
1/15
Math
13/15
Multilingual
5/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Weak Structured Output: Poor Math: Strong Multilingual: Weak
gemma3:1b
Reasoning
6/20
Coding
13/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
12/15
Math
1/15
Multilingual
8/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Adequate 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