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gemma4:e4b-mlx

OLLAMA GGUF
Not Rec.

Jul 7, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro

gemma4:12b-mlx

OLLAMA GGUF
Excellent

Jul 4, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro

Global Score
78 vs 91
Hardware Fit
72 vs 96
Quality Score
81 vs 89

Hardware

gemma4:e4b-mlx gemma4:12b-mlx
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M2 ProApple M2 Pro
Cores1010
RAM16 GB16 GB
GPUApple M2 ProApple M2 Pro
OSmacOS 26.5macOS 26.5
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced

Performance

gemma4:e4b-mlx gemma4:12b-mlx
Tokens/sec26.924.7
First chunk222 ms610 ms
TTFT222 ms610 ms
Load time0.1 s3.6 s
Memory usage15.4 GB7.1 GB
Memory %96%45%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

gemma4:e4b-mlx

Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
2/30

gemma4:12b-mlx

Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
26/30

Quality

gemma4:e4b-mlx

Reasoning
14/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
15/15
Math
8/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Adequate Multilingual: Strong

gemma4:12b-mlx

Reasoning
16/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
17/20
Structured
15/15
Math
12/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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