google/gemma-3-4b

LM-STUDIO MLX

gemma3 · 4B · 4bit

Good

Mar 3, 2026 · Apple M4

llama3:latest

OLLAMA GGUF

llama · 8.0B · Q4_0

Good

Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score

76 vs 71

Hardware Fit

100 vs 95

Quality Score

66 vs 60

Hardware

google/gemma-3-4b llama3:latest

MachineMacBook AirMacBook Air

CPUApple M4Apple M4

Cores1010

RAM32 GB32 GB

GPUApple M4Apple M4

OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3

Archarm64arm64

Power Modebalancedbalanced

Performance

google/gemma-3-4b llama3:latest

Tokens/sec39.422.3

First chunk468 msN/A

TTFT468 ms295 ms

Load timeN/A0.8 s

Memory usage2.8 GB5.6 GB

Memory %9%18%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

google/gemma-3-4b

Speed

50/50

TTFT

20/20

Memory

30/30

llama3:latest

Speed

35/50

TTFT

30/20

Memory

30/30

Quality

google/gemma-3-4b

Reasoning

10/20

Coding

17/20

Instruction

13/20

Structured

12/15

Math

4/15

Multilingual

10/10

Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong

llama3:latest

Reasoning

9/20

Coding

9/20

Instruction

15/20

Structured

13/15

Math

4/15

Multilingual

10/10

Reasoning: Weak Coding: Weak Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong

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$ npm install -g metrillm@latest

$ metrillm

Requires Node 20+ and Ollama or LM Studio running

Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest