qwen3.8-27b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 27B · 8bit
Aug 17, 2026 · Apple M5 Max
rnj-1:8b
OLLAMA GGUFgemma3 · 8.3B · Q4_K_M
Aug 24, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
Global Score
59 vs 80
Hardware Fit
63 vs 93
Quality Score
58 vs 74
Hardware
qwen3.8-27b-mlx rnj-1:8b
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M5 MaxApple M1 Pro
Cores1810
RAM64 GB16 GB
GPUApple M5 MaxApple M1 Pro
OSmacOS 27.0macOS 26.6.2
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.8-27b-mlx rnj-1:8b
Tokens/sec18.322.3
First chunk4 ms404 ms
TTFT530 ms404 ms
Load timeN/A3.7 s
Memory usage38.5 GB8.3 GB
Memory %60%52%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.8-27b-mlx
Speed
23/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
20/30
rnj-1:8b
Speed
49/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
24/30
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
rnj-1:8b
Reasoning
12/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
5/15
Math
14/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Weak 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