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llama3.2:1b

llama · 1.2B · Q8_0

Good

Mar 1, 2026 · Apple M4

gemma3:1b

gemma3 · 999.89M · Q4_K_M

Good

Feb 28, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score
63 vs 72
Hardware Fit
100 vs 98
Quality Score
39 vs 55

Hardware

llama3.2:1b gemma3:1b
Machine—MacBook Air
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedunknown

Performance

llama3.2:1b gemma3:1b
Tokens/sec28.239.5
TTFT199 ms333 ms
Load time1.8 s1.6 s
Memory usage4.3 GB1.3 GB
Memory %13%4%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

llama3.2:1b

Speed
40/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
30/30

gemma3:1b

Speed
40/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
28/30

Quality

llama3.2:1b

Reasoning
4/20
Coding
0/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
13/15
Math
1/15
Multilingual
7/10
Reasoning: Poor Coding: Poor Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Adequate

gemma3:1b

Reasoning
6/20
Coding
13/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
12/15
Math
1/15
Multilingual
8/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong
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