qwen3.5:9b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFnvfp4
Aug 26, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFJul 4, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro
Global Score
54 vs 91
Hardware Fit
81 vs 96
Quality Score
43 vs 89
Hardware
qwen3.5:9b-mlx gemma4:12b-mlx
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M1 ProApple M2 Pro
Cores1010
RAM16 GB16 GB
GPUApple M1 ProApple M2 Pro
OSmacOS 26.6.2macOS 26.5
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.5:9b-mlx gemma4:12b-mlx
Tokens/sec25.224.7
First chunk341 ms610 ms
TTFT6.3 s610 ms
Load time3.4 s3.6 s
Memory usage8.4 GB7.1 GB
Memory %52%45%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.5:9b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
7/20
Memory
24/30
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
26/30
Quality
qwen3.5:9b-mlx
Reasoning
14/20
Coding
2/20
Instruction
4/20
Structured
4/15
Math
10/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Poor Instruction Following: Poor Structured Output: Weak 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
Run yours and compare
$
npm install -g metrillm@latest$
metrillmRequires Node 20+ and Ollama or LM Studio running
Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest