gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFAug 24, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
ministral-3:8b
OLLAMA GGUFmistral3 · 8.9B · Q4_K_M
Aug 25, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
Global Score
71 vs 72
Hardware Fit
76 vs 71
Quality Score
69 vs 72
Hardware
gemma4:12b-mlx ministral-3:8b
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M1 ProApple M1 Pro
Cores1010
RAM16 GB16 GB
GPUApple M1 ProApple M1 Pro
OSmacOS 26.6.2macOS 26.6.2
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
gemma4:12b-mlx ministral-3:8b
Tokens/sec25.019.8
First chunk787 ms269 ms
TTFT30.0 s269 ms
Load time4.0 s10.7 s
Memory usage7.1 GB13.7 GB
Memory %45%86%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
26/30
ministral-3:8b
Speed
44/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
7/30
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
ministral-3:8b
Reasoning
12/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
13/15
Math
6/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
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