qwen3.8-27b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 27B · 8bit
Aug 17, 2026 · Apple M5 Max
openai/gpt-oss-20b
LM-STUDIO MLXgpt_oss · 20B · MXFP4
Jul 17, 2026 · Apple M5 Max
Global Score
59 vs 83
Hardware Fit
63 vs 80
Quality Score
58 vs 84
Hardware
qwen3.8-27b-mlx openai/gpt-oss-20b
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M5 MaxApple M5 Max
Cores1818
RAM64 GB64 GB
GPUApple M5 MaxApple M5 Max
OSmacOS 27.0macOS 27.0
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.8-27b-mlx openai/gpt-oss-20b
Tokens/sec18.3131.7
First chunk4 ms7 ms
TTFT530 ms30.0 s
Load timeN/AN/A
Memory usage38.5 GB15.8 GB
Memory %60%25%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.8-27b-mlx
Speed
23/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
20/30
openai/gpt-oss-20b
Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
30/30
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
openai/gpt-oss-20b
Reasoning
18/20
Coding
13/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
14/15
Math
15/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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