ministral-3:8b
OLLAMA GGUFmistral3 · 8.9B · Q4_K_M
Aug 25, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
gemma4:12b
OLLAMA GGUFgemma4 · 11.9B · Q4_K_M
Aug 22, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
Global Score
72 vs 63
Hardware Fit
71 vs 62
Quality Score
72 vs 63
Hardware
ministral-3:8b gemma4:12b
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M1 ProApple M1 Pro
Cores1010
RAM16 GB16 GB
GPUApple M1 ProApple M1 Pro
OSmacOS 26.6.2macOS 26.6.2
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
ministral-3:8b gemma4:12b
Tokens/sec19.815.3
First chunk269 ms1142 ms
TTFT269 ms30.0 s
Load time10.7 s5.4 s
Memory usage13.7 GB7.6 GB
Memory %86%47%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
ministral-3:8b
Speed
44/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
7/30
gemma4:12b
Speed
36/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
26/30
Quality
ministral-3:8b
Reasoning
12/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
13/15
Math
6/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
gemma4:12b
Reasoning
10/20
Coding
10/20
Instruction
9/20
Structured
14/15
Math
10/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Weak Structured Output: Strong Math: Adequate 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