qwen3.8-27b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 27B · 8bit
Aug 17, 2026 · Apple M5 Max
Kimi-48B:48B
OLLAMA GGUFkimi-linear · 49.1B · unknown
Aug 24, 2026 · Intel Core™ Ultra X7 358H
Global Score
59 vs 86
Hardware Fit
63 vs 78
Quality Score
58 vs 89
Hardware
qwen3.8-27b-mlx Kimi-48B:48B
MachineMacBook ProGMKtec NucBox EVO-T2S
CPUApple M5 MaxIntel Core™ Ultra X7 358H
Cores1816
RAM64 GB64 GB
GPUApple M5 MaxIntel(R) Arc(TM) B390 GPU
OSmacOS 27.0Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 10.0.26200
Archarm64x64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.8-27b-mlx Kimi-48B:48B
Tokens/sec18.323.1
First chunk4 ms752 ms
TTFT530 ms752 ms
Load timeN/A22.2 s
Memory usage38.5 GB25.5 GB
Memory %60%40%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.8-27b-mlx
Speed
23/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
20/30
Kimi-48B:48B
Speed
31/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
27/30
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
Kimi-48B:48B
Reasoning
18/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
15/15
Math
13/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong 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