gemma4:e2b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFAug 25, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFAug 24, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
Global Score
82 vs 71
Hardware Fit
99 vs 76
Quality Score
75 vs 69
Hardware
gemma4:e2b-mlx gemma4:12b-mlx
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M1 ProApple M1 Pro
Cores1010
RAM16 GB16 GB
GPUApple M1 ProApple M1 Pro
OSmacOS 26.6.2macOS 26.6.2
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
gemma4:e2b-mlx gemma4:12b-mlx
Tokens/sec70.425.0
First chunk96 ms787 ms
TTFT96 ms30.0 s
Load time2.5 s4.0 s
Memory usage5.7 GB7.1 GB
Memory %36%45%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:e2b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
29/30
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
26/30
Quality
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
gemma4:12b-mlx
Reasoning
14/20
Coding
10/20
Instruction
9/20
Structured
15/15
Math
11/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Weak Structured Output: Strong Math: Adequate Multilingual: Strong
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Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest