gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFAug 24, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
vicuna:13b
OLLAMA GGUFllama · 13B · Q4_0
Mar 1, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
71 vs 59
Hardware Fit
76 vs 84
Quality Score
69 vs 48
Hardware
gemma4:12b-mlx vicuna:13b
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 vicuna:13b
Tokens/sec25.013.4
First chunk787 msN/A
TTFT30.0 s438 ms
Load time4.0 s0.6 s
Memory usage7.1 GB10.3 GB
Memory %45%32%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
26/30
vicuna:13b
Speed
24/50
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
vicuna:13b
Reasoning
7/20
Coding
5/20
Instruction
12/20
Structured
13/15
Math
3/15
Multilingual
8/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Weak Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong
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