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qwen3.6:35b-mlx

OLLAMA GGUF

nvfp4

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Jul 17, 2026 · Apple M5 Max

gemma4:31b

OLLAMA GGUF

gemma4 · 31.3B · Q4_K_M

Not Rec.

Apr 13, 2026 · Apple M4 Max

Global Score
80 vs 76
Hardware Fit
77 vs 46
Quality Score
81 vs 89

Hardware

qwen3.6:35b-mlx gemma4:31b
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M5 MaxApple M4 Max
Cores1816
RAM48 GB64 GB
GPUApple M5 MaxApple M4 Max
OSmacOS 26.5.2macOS 26.3.1
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced

Performance

qwen3.6:35b-mlx gemma4:31b
Tokens/sec129.822.4
First chunk77 ms565 ms
TTFT30.0 s30.0 s
Load time1.8 s6.9 s
Memory usage19.7 GB43.9 GB
Memory %41%69%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

qwen3.6:35b-mlx

Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
27/30

gemma4:31b

Speed
30/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
16/30

Quality

qwen3.6:35b-mlx

Reasoning
19/20
Coding
9/20
Instruction
18/20
Structured
11/15
Math
14/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Weak Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Adequate Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong

gemma4:31b

Reasoning
16/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
16/20
Structured
15/15
Math
14/15
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
$ metrillm

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Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest