gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFAug 24, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
gemma4:e4b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFJul 7, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro
Global Score
71 vs 78
Hardware Fit
76 vs 72
Quality Score
69 vs 81
Hardware
gemma4:12b-mlx gemma4:e4b-mlx
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M1 ProApple M2 Pro
Cores1010
RAM16 GB16 GB
GPUApple M1 ProApple M2 Pro
OSmacOS 26.6.2macOS 26.5
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
gemma4:12b-mlx gemma4:e4b-mlx
Tokens/sec25.026.9
First chunk787 ms222 ms
TTFT30.0 s222 ms
Load time4.0 s0.1 s
Memory usage7.1 GB15.4 GB
Memory %45%96%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
26/30
gemma4:e4b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
2/30
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
gemma4:e4b-mlx
Reasoning
14/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
15/15
Math
8/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Adequate Multilingual: Strong
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