gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFAug 24, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
gemma4:e2b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFAug 25, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
Global Score
71 vs 82
Hardware Fit
76 vs 99
Quality Score
69 vs 75
Hardware
gemma4:12b-mlx gemma4:e2b-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:e2b-mlx
Tokens/sec25.070.4
First chunk787 ms96 ms
TTFT30.0 s96 ms
Load time4.0 s2.5 s
Memory usage7.1 GB5.7 GB
Memory %45%36%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
26/30
gemma4:e2b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
29/30
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:e2b-mlx
Reasoning
14/20
Coding
14/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
15/15
Math
7/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
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