qwen3.8-27b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 27B · 8bit
Aug 17, 2026 · Apple M5 Max
qwen3.6:35b-a3b-q8_0
OLLAMA GGUFqwen35moe · 36.0B · Q8_0
Jul 7, 2026 · Cortex-X925
Global Score
59 vs 80
Hardware Fit
63 vs 79
Quality Score
58 vs 81
Hardware
qwen3.8-27b-mlx qwen3.6:35b-a3b-q8_0
MachineMacBook ProASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. GX10
CPUApple M5 MaxCortex-X925
Cores1820
RAM64 GB122 GB
GPUApple M5 MaxDevice 2e12
OSmacOS 27.0Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedperformance
Performance
qwen3.8-27b-mlx qwen3.6:35b-a3b-q8_0
Tokens/sec18.355.5
First chunk4 ms528 ms
TTFT530 ms30.0 s
Load timeN/A32.6 s
Memory usage38.5 GB41.0 GB
Memory %60%34%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.8-27b-mlx
Speed
23/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
20/30
qwen3.6:35b-a3b-q8_0
Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
29/30
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
qwen3.6:35b-a3b-q8_0
Reasoning
18/20
Coding
13/20
Instruction
17/20
Structured
10/15
Math
13/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Adequate Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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npm install -g metrillm@latest$
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Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest