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qwen3.6-35b-a3b

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qwen35moe · 35B · Q4_K_S

Not Rec.

Apr 20, 2026 · Apple M2 Max

openai/gpt-oss-20b

LM-STUDIO MLX

gpt_oss · 20B · MXFP4

Excellent

Apr 1, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score
82 vs 82
Hardware Fit
80 vs 85
Quality Score
83 vs 81

Hardware

qwen3.6-35b-a3b openai/gpt-oss-20b
MachineMac StudioMac mini
CPUApple M2 MaxApple M4
Cores1210
RAM96 GB24 GB
GPUApple M2 MaxApple M4
OSmacOS 26.1macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced

Performance

qwen3.6-35b-a3b openai/gpt-oss-20b
Tokens/sec54.731.8
First chunk32 ms32 ms
TTFT30.0 s8.4 s
Load timeN/A22.7 s
Memory usage30.3 GB0.0 GB
Memory %32%0%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

qwen3.6-35b-a3b

Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
30/30

openai/gpt-oss-20b

Speed
50/50
TTFT
5/20
Memory
30/30

Quality

qwen3.6-35b-a3b

Reasoning
18/20
Coding
10/20
Instruction
18/20
Structured
14/15
Math
14/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Weak Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong

openai/gpt-oss-20b

Reasoning
19/20
Coding
14/20
Instruction
9/20
Structured
14/15
Math
15/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Weak Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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