mlx-community/gemma-3-1b-it-8bit
LM-STUDIO GGUFMar 5, 2026 · Apple M4
gemma4:e4b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFJul 7, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro
Global Score
72 vs 90
Hardware Fit
99 vs 78
Quality Score
61 vs 95
Hardware
mlx-community/gemm… gemma4:e4b-mlx
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Pro
CPUApple M4Apple M2 Pro
Cores1010
RAM32 GB16 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M2 Pro
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.5
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
mlx-community/gemm… gemma4:e4b-mlx
Tokens/sec86.346.1
First chunk253 ms284 ms
TTFT253 ms3.9 s
Load timeN/A0.1 s
Memory usage1.1 GB10.8 GB
Memory %4%68%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
mlx-community/gemma-3-1…
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
29/30
gemma4:e4b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
12/20
Memory
16/30
Quality
mlx-community/gemma-3-1…
Reasoning
7/20
Coding
14/20
Instruction
16/20
Structured
14/15
Math
2/15
Multilingual
8/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor 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