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gemma3:1b

gemma3 · 999.89M · Q4_K_M

Good

Mar 1, 2026 · Apple M4

llama3.2:3b

llama · 3.2B · Q4_K_M

Good

Mar 1, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score
65 vs 69
Hardware Fit
100 vs 98
Quality Score
42 vs 49

Hardware

gemma3:1b llama3.2:3b
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Air
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modeunknownunknown

Performance

gemma3:1b llama3.2:3b
Tokens/sec67.527.8
TTFT666 ms285 ms
Load time7.8 s1.9 s
Memory usage1.3 GB7.0 GB
Memory %4%22%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

gemma3:1b

Speed
40/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
30/30

llama3.2:3b

Speed
38/40
TTFT
30/30
Memory
30/30

Quality

gemma3:1b

Reasoning
6/20
Coding
0/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
12/15
Math
1/15
Multilingual
8/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Poor Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong

llama3.2:3b

Reasoning
11/20
Coding
0/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
12/15
Math
3/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Poor Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong
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