gemma4:12b
OLLAMA GGUFgemma4 · 11.9B · Q4_K_M
Jul 4, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro
gemma4:e2b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFAug 25, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
Global Score
89 vs 82
Hardware Fit
88 vs 99
Quality Score
89 vs 75
Hardware
gemma4:12b gemma4:e2b-mlx
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M2 ProApple M1 Pro
Cores1010
RAM16 GB16 GB
GPUApple M2 ProApple M1 Pro
OSmacOS 26.5macOS 26.6.2
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
gemma4:12b gemma4:e2b-mlx
Tokens/sec18.570.4
First chunk752 ms96 ms
TTFT752 ms96 ms
Load time6.1 s2.5 s
Memory usage7.5 GB5.7 GB
Memory %47%36%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:12b
Speed
42/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
26/30
gemma4:e2b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
29/30
Quality
gemma4:12b
Reasoning
17/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
17/20
Structured
15/15
Math
12/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
gemma4:e2b-mlx
Reasoning
14/20
Coding
14/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
15/15
Math
7/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
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Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest