qwen3.5-9b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 9B · 4bit
Mar 11, 2026 · Apple M4
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5_moe · 35B · 4bit
Oct 20, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
Global Score
59 vs 84
Hardware Fit
65 vs 78
Quality Score
57 vs 86
Hardware
qwen3.5-9b-mlx qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
MachineMac miniMacBook Pro
CPUApple M4Apple M1 Pro
Cores1010
RAM24 GB32 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M1 Pro
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 15.6.1
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.5-9b-mlx qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Tokens/sec14.349.9
First chunk24 ms31 ms
TTFT13.4 s708 ms
Load time13.3 sN/A
Memory usage2.5 GB26.6 GB
Memory %10%83%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.5-9b-mlx
Speed
32/50
TTFT
3/20
Memory
30/30
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
8/30
Quality
qwen3.5-9b-mlx
Reasoning
10/20
Coding
17/20
Instruction
5/20
Structured
9/15
Math
11/15
Multilingual
5/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Weak Structured Output: Adequate Math: Adequate Multilingual: Adequate
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Reasoning
15/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
16/20
Structured
15/15
Math
12/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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npm install -g metrillm@latest$
metrillmRequires Node 20+ and Ollama or LM Studio running
Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest