aya-expanse:8b
OLLAMA GGUFcommand-r · 8.0B · Q4_K_M
Mar 6, 2026 · Apple M4
cogito:3b
OLLAMA GGUFllama · 3.6B · Q4_K_M
Mar 6, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
72 vs 67
Hardware Fit
89 vs 100
Quality Score
65 vs 53
Hardware
aya-expanse:8b cogito:3b
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Air
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM32 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
aya-expanse:8b cogito:3b
Tokens/sec19.745.6
First chunk350 ms177 ms
TTFT350 ms177 ms
Load time0.9 s0.8 s
Memory usage6.2 GB7.0 GB
Memory %20%22%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
aya-expanse:8b
Speed
39/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
30/30
cogito:3b
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
30/30
Quality
aya-expanse:8b
Reasoning
10/20
Coding
13/20
Instruction
14/20
Structured
14/15
Math
4/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
cogito:3b
Reasoning
6/20
Coding
8/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
15/15
Math
2/15
Multilingual
9/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Weak Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor 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