qwen3.8-27b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 27B · 4bit
Oct 20, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
qwen2.5:1.5b
OLLAMA GGUFqwen2 · 1.5B · Q4_K_M
Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
78 vs 70
Hardware Fit
56 vs 100
Quality Score
87 vs 57
Hardware
qwen3.8-27b-mlx qwen2.5:1.5b
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Air
CPUApple M1 ProApple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB32 GB
GPUApple M1 ProApple M4
OSmacOS 15.6.1macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.8-27b-mlx qwen2.5:1.5b
Tokens/sec10.884.1
First chunk8 msN/A
TTFT2.6 s119 ms
Load timeN/A0.5 s
Memory usage21.0 GB2.6 GB
Memory %66%8%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.8-27b-mlx
Speed
23/50
TTFT
16/20
Memory
17/30
qwen2.5:1.5b
Speed
40/50
TTFT
30/20
Memory
30/30
Quality
qwen3.8-27b-mlx
Reasoning
18/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
15/15
Math
11/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Adequate Multilingual: Strong
qwen2.5:1.5b
Reasoning
8/20
Coding
10/20
Instruction
12/20
Structured
13/15
Math
6/15
Multilingual
8/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Weak Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak 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