qwen3.8-27b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 27B · 4bit
Oct 20, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
gemma2:2b
OLLAMA GGUFgemma2 · 2.6B · Q4_0
Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
78 vs 77
Hardware Fit
56 vs 100
Quality Score
87 vs 67
Hardware
qwen3.8-27b-mlx gemma2:2b
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 gemma2:2b
Tokens/sec10.855.1
First chunk8 msN/A
TTFT2.6 s152 ms
Load timeN/A0.6 s
Memory usage21.0 GB2.8 GB
Memory %66%9%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.8-27b-mlx
Speed
23/50
TTFT
16/20
Memory
17/30
gemma2:2b
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
gemma2:2b
Reasoning
11/20
Coding
13/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
15/15
Math
4/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong
Run yours and compare
$
npm install -g metrillm@latest$
metrillmRequires Node 20+ and Ollama or LM Studio running
Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest