llama3.1:8b
OLLAMA GGUFllama · 8.0B · Q4_K_M
Aug 25, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFJul 4, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro
Global Score
72 vs 91
Hardware Fit
77 vs 96
Quality Score
70 vs 89
Hardware
llama3.1:8b gemma4:12b-mlx
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M1 ProApple M2 Pro
Cores1010
RAM16 GB16 GB
GPUApple M1 ProApple M2 Pro
OSmacOS 26.6.2macOS 26.5
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
llama3.1:8b gemma4:12b-mlx
Tokens/sec21.524.7
First chunk368 ms610 ms
TTFT368 ms610 ms
Load time6.9 s3.6 s
Memory usage12.9 GB7.1 GB
Memory %81%45%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
llama3.1:8b
Speed
47/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
10/30
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
26/30
Quality
llama3.1:8b
Reasoning
12/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
13/15
Math
4/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
gemma4:12b-mlx
Reasoning
16/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
17/20
Structured
15/15
Math
12/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
Run yours and compare
$
npm install -g metrillm@latest$
metrillmRequires Node 20+ and Ollama or LM Studio running
Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest