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gemma4:12b-mlx

OLLAMA GGUF
Not Rec.

Aug 24, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro

llama3.2:latest

OLLAMA GGUF

llama · 3.2B · Q4_K_M

Good

Feb 28, 2026 · Apple M4 Pro

Global Score
71 vs 73
Hardware Fit
76 vs 100
Quality Score
69 vs 61

Hardware

gemma4:12b-mlx llama3.2:latest
MachineMacBook ProMac Mini
CPUApple M1 ProApple M4 Pro
Cores1014
RAM16 GB64 GB
GPUApple M1 ProApple M4 Pro
OSmacOS 26.6.2macOS 15.7.4
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedunknown

Performance

gemma4:12b-mlx llama3.2:latest
Tokens/sec25.098.9
First chunk787 msN/A
TTFT30.0 s125 ms
Load time4.0 s2.3 s
Memory usage7.1 GB22.1 GB
Memory %45%35%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

gemma4:12b-mlx

Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
26/30

llama3.2:latest

Speed
40/50
TTFT
30/20
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

llama3.2:latest

Reasoning
11/20
Coding
14/20
Instruction
12/20
Structured
12/15
Math
3/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong

Run yours and compare

$ npm install -g metrillm@latest
$ metrillm

Requires Node 20+ and Ollama or LM Studio running

Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest