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mistral:latest

llama · 7.2B · Q4_0

Good

Feb 28, 2026 · Apple M4 Pro

llama3.1:8b

llama · 8.0B · Q4_K_M

Not Rec.

Feb 28, 2026 · Apple M4 Pro

Global Score
72 vs 66
Hardware Fit
100 vs 56
Quality Score
60 vs 70

Hardware

mistral:latest llama3.1:8b
MachineMac MiniMac Mini
CPUApple M4 ProApple M4 Pro
Cores1414
RAM64 GB64 GB
GPUApple M4 ProApple M4 Pro
OSmacOS 15.7.4macOS 15.7.4
Archarm64arm64
Power Modeunknownunknown

Performance

mistral:latest llama3.1:8b
Tokens/sec54.35.5
TTFT124 ms1.4 s
Load time0.0 s3.7 s
Memory usage9.9 GB28.6 GB
Memory %15%45%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

mistral:latest

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

llama3.1:8b

Speed
5/40
TTFT
22/30
Memory
29/30

Quality

mistral:latest

Reasoning
8/20
Coding
15/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
12/15
Math
3/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong

llama3.1:8b

Reasoning
12/20
Coding
17/20
Instruction
14/20
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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