gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFAug 24, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
gemma4:e4b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFAug 24, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
Global Score
71 vs 90
Hardware Fit
76 vs 86
Quality Score
69 vs 92
Hardware
gemma4:12b-mlx gemma4:e4b-mlx
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 gemma4:e4b-mlx
Tokens/sec25.041.8
First chunk787 ms359 ms
TTFT30.0 s4.2 s
Load time4.0 s5.1 s
Memory usage7.1 GB7.9 GB
Memory %45%49%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
26/30
gemma4:e4b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
11/20
Memory
25/30
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
19/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
15/15
Math
15/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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