qwen3.5:9b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFnvfp4
Aug 26, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
gemma4:e4b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFJul 7, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro
Global Score
54 vs 90
Hardware Fit
81 vs 78
Quality Score
43 vs 95
Hardware
qwen3.5:9b-mlx gemma4:e4b-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:e4b-mlx
Tokens/sec25.246.1
First chunk341 ms284 ms
TTFT6.3 s3.9 s
Load time3.4 s0.1 s
Memory usage8.4 GB10.8 GB
Memory %52%68%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.5:9b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
7/20
Memory
24/30
gemma4:e4b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
12/20
Memory
16/30
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:e4b-mlx
Reasoning
19/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
17/20
Structured
15/15
Math
15/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong 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