llama3.1:8b
OLLAMA GGUFllama · 8.0B · Q4_K_M
Aug 25, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
qwen3.5:2b
OLLAMA GGUFqwen35 · 2.3B · Q8_0
Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
72 vs 73
Hardware Fit
77 vs 100
Quality Score
70 vs 62
Hardware
llama3.1:8b qwen3.5:2b
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Air
CPUApple M1 ProApple M4
Cores1010
RAM16 GB32 GB
GPUApple M1 ProApple M4
OSmacOS 26.6.2macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
llama3.1:8b qwen3.5:2b
Tokens/sec21.530.4
First chunk368 msN/A
TTFT368 ms215 ms
Load time6.9 s1.8 s
Memory usage12.9 GB4.5 GB
Memory %81%14%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
llama3.1:8b
Speed
47/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
10/30
qwen3.5:2b
Speed
40/50
TTFT
30/20
Memory
30/30
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
qwen3.5:2b
Reasoning
12/20
Coding
10/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
14/15
Math
4/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Weak Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak 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