gemma2:2b
OLLAMA GGUFgemma2 · 2.6B · Q4_0
Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4
hermes3:8b
OLLAMA GGUFllama · 8.0B · Q4_0
Mar 6, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
77 vs 74
Hardware Fit
100 vs 94
Quality Score
67 vs 65
Hardware
gemma2:2b hermes3:8b
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Air
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
gemma2:2b hermes3:8b
Tokens/sec55.122.3
First chunkN/A296 ms
TTFT152 ms296 ms
Load time0.6 s0.8 s
Memory usage2.8 GB10.2 GB
Memory %9%32%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma2:2b
Speed
40/50
TTFT
30/20
Memory
30/30
hermes3:8b
Speed
44/50
TTFT
20/20
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
hermes3:8b
Reasoning
11/20
Coding
10/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
15/15
Math
5/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak 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