qwen3.6:35b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFnvfp4
Jul 17, 2026 · Apple M5 Max
gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFAug 24, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
Global Score
80 vs 71
Hardware Fit
77 vs 76
Quality Score
81 vs 69
Hardware
qwen3.6:35b-mlx gemma4:12b-mlx
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M5 MaxApple M1 Pro
Cores1810
RAM48 GB16 GB
GPUApple M5 MaxApple M1 Pro
OSmacOS 26.5.2macOS 26.6.2
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.6:35b-mlx gemma4:12b-mlx
Tokens/sec129.825.0
First chunk77 ms787 ms
TTFT30.0 s30.0 s
Load time1.8 s4.0 s
Memory usage19.7 GB7.1 GB
Memory %41%45%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.6:35b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
27/30
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
26/30
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
gemma4:12b-mlx
Reasoning
14/20
Coding
10/20
Instruction
9/20
Structured
15/15
Math
11/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Weak Structured Output: Strong Math: Adequate 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