qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5_moe · 35B · 6bit
Jul 17, 2026 · Apple M5 Max
openai/gpt-oss-20b
LM-STUDIO MLXgpt_oss · 20B · MXFP4
Apr 1, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
87 vs 82
Hardware Fit
90 vs 85
Quality Score
86 vs 81
Hardware
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b openai/gpt-oss-20b
MachineMacBook ProMac mini
CPUApple M5 MaxApple M4
Cores1810
RAM64 GB24 GB
GPUApple M5 MaxApple M4
OSmacOS 27.0macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b openai/gpt-oss-20b
Tokens/sec86.531.8
First chunk9 ms32 ms
TTFT175 ms8.4 s
Load timeN/A22.7 s
Memory usage37.9 GB0.0 GB
Memory %59%0%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
20/30
openai/gpt-oss-20b
Speed
50/50
TTFT
5/20
Memory
30/30
Quality
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Reasoning
16/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
15/15
Math
12/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
openai/gpt-oss-20b
Reasoning
19/20
Coding
14/20
Instruction
9/20
Structured
14/15
Math
15/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Weak Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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