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gemma2:2b

gemma2 · 2.6B · Q4_0

Excellent

Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4

llama3.1:8b

llama · 8.0B · Q4_K_M

Good

Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score
80 vs 77
Hardware Fit
100 vs 93
Quality Score
67 vs 67

Hardware

gemma2:2b llama3.1:8b
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Air
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced

Performance

gemma2:2b llama3.1:8b
Tokens/sec55.120.3
TTFT152 ms315 ms
Load time0.6 s1.1 s
Memory usage2.8 GB10.4 GB
Memory %9%33%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

gemma2:2b

Speed
40/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
30/30

llama3.1:8b

Speed
33/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
30/30

Quality

gemma2:2b

Reasoning
11/20
Coding
13/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
15/15
Math
4/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong

llama3.1:8b

Reasoning
12/20
Coding
15/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
13/15
Math
4/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
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