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qwen3.6:35b-mlx

OLLAMA GGUF

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Not Rec.

Jul 17, 2026 · Apple M5 Max

gemma3:1b

OLLAMA GGUF

gemma3 · 999.89M · Q4_K_M

Good

Feb 28, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score
80 vs 68
Hardware Fit
77 vs 98
Quality Score
81 vs 55

Hardware

qwen3.6:35b-mlx gemma3:1b
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Air
CPUApple M5 MaxApple M4
Cores1810
RAM48 GB32 GB
GPUApple M5 MaxApple M4
OSmacOS 26.5.2macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedunknown

Performance

qwen3.6:35b-mlx gemma3:1b
Tokens/sec129.839.4
First chunk77 msN/A
TTFT30.0 s362 ms
Load time1.8 s0.3 s
Memory usage19.7 GB1.3 GB
Memory %41%4%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

qwen3.6:35b-mlx

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

gemma3:1b

Speed
40/50
TTFT
30/20
Memory
28/30

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

gemma3:1b

Reasoning
6/20
Coding
13/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
12/15
Math
1/15
Multilingual
8/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong
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$ npm install -g metrillm@latest
$ metrillm

Requires Node 20+ and Ollama or LM Studio running

Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest