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aya-expanse:8b

OLLAMA GGUF

command-r · 8.0B · Q4_K_M

Good

Mar 6, 2026 · Apple M4

gemma4:e4b-mlx

OLLAMA GGUF
Not Rec.

Jul 7, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro

Global Score
72 vs 78
Hardware Fit
89 vs 72
Quality Score
65 vs 81

Hardware

aya-expanse:8b gemma4:e4b-mlx
MachineMacBook AirMacBook Pro
CPUApple M4Apple M2 Pro
Cores1010
RAM32 GB16 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M2 Pro
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.5
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced

Performance

aya-expanse:8b gemma4:e4b-mlx
Tokens/sec19.726.9
First chunk350 ms222 ms
TTFT350 ms222 ms
Load time0.9 s0.1 s
Memory usage6.2 GB15.4 GB
Memory %20%96%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

aya-expanse:8b

Speed
39/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
30/30

gemma4:e4b-mlx

Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
2/30

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

gemma4:e4b-mlx

Reasoning
14/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
15/15
Math
8/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Adequate Multilingual: Strong
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