qwen3.5-9b-mlx
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 9B · 4bit
Mar 11, 2026 · Apple M4
gemma4:26b
OLLAMA GGUFgemma4 · 25.8B · Q4_K_M
Apr 3, 2026 · Apple M4
Global Score
59 vs 85
Hardware Fit
65 vs 77
Quality Score
57 vs 89
Hardware
qwen3.5-9b-mlx gemma4:26b
MachineMac miniMac mini
CPUApple M4Apple M4
Cores1010
RAM24 GB24 GB
GPUApple M4Apple M4
OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
qwen3.5-9b-mlx gemma4:26b
Tokens/sec14.324.5
First chunk24 ms1481 ms
TTFT13.4 s1.5 s
Load time13.3 s24.7 s
Memory usage2.5 GB20.3 GB
Memory %10%85%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
qwen3.5-9b-mlx
Speed
32/50
TTFT
3/20
Memory
30/30
gemma4:26b
Speed
49/50
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
gemma4:26b
Reasoning
17/20
Coding
19/20
Instruction
17/20
Structured
14/15
Math
12/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong 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