gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFAug 24, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
starling-lm:7b
OLLAMA GGUFllama · 7B · Q4_0
Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
71 vs 63
Hardware Fit
76 vs 97
Quality Score
69 vs 49
Hardware
gemma4:12b-mlx starling-lm:7b
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Air
CPUApple M1 ProApple M4
Cores1010
RAM16 GB32 GB
GPUApple M1 ProApple M4
OSmacOS 26.6.2macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
gemma4:12b-mlx starling-lm:7b
Tokens/sec25.023.7
First chunk787 msN/A
TTFT30.0 s234 ms
Load time4.0 s0.4 s
Memory usage7.1 GB5.3 GB
Memory %45%17%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
26/30
starling-lm:7b
Speed
37/50
TTFT
30/20
Memory
30/30
Quality
gemma4:12b-mlx
Reasoning
14/20
Coding
10/20
Instruction
9/20
Structured
15/15
Math
11/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Weak Structured Output: Strong Math: Adequate Multilingual: Strong
starling-lm:7b
Reasoning
11/20
Coding
13/20
Instruction
6/20
Structured
3/15
Math
8/15
Multilingual
8/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Weak Structured Output: Poor Math: Adequate Multilingual: Strong
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