qwen3.8-27b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 27B · 8bit
Aug 17, 2026 · Apple M5 Max
qwen3.6-35b-a3b
LM-STUDIO GGUFqwen35moe · 35B · Q4_K_S
Apr 20, 2026 · Apple M2 Max
Global Score
59 vs 82
Hardware Fit
63 vs 80
Quality Score
58 vs 83
Hardware
qwen3.8-27b-mlx qwen3.6-35b-a3b
MachineMacBook ProMac Studio
CPUApple M5 MaxApple M2 Max
Cores1812
RAM64 GB96 GB
GPUApple M5 MaxApple M2 Max
OSmacOS 27.0macOS 26.1
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.8-27b-mlx qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Tokens/sec18.354.7
First chunk4 ms32 ms
TTFT530 ms30.0 s
Load timeN/AN/A
Memory usage38.5 GB30.3 GB
Memory %60%32%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.8-27b-mlx
Speed
23/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
20/30
qwen3.6-35b-a3b
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
qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Reasoning
18/20
Coding
10/20
Instruction
18/20
Structured
14/15
Math
14/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Weak Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
Run yours and compare
$
npm install -g metrillm@latest$
metrillmRequires Node 20+ and Ollama or LM Studio running
Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest