gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFAug 24, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
cogito:3b
OLLAMA GGUFllama · 3.6B · Q4_K_M
Mar 6, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
71 vs 67
Hardware Fit
76 vs 100
Quality Score
69 vs 53
Hardware
gemma4:12b-mlx cogito:3b
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 cogito:3b
Tokens/sec25.045.6
First chunk787 ms177 ms
TTFT30.0 s177 ms
Load time4.0 s0.8 s
Memory usage7.1 GB7.0 GB
Memory %45%22%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
26/30
cogito:3b
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
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
cogito:3b
Reasoning
6/20
Coding
8/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
15/15
Math
2/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Weak Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong
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