gemma4:e2b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFAug 25, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
qwen/qwen3.8-27b
LM-STUDIO MLXqwen3_5 · 27B · 4bit
Aug 19, 2026 · Apple M4 Max
Global Score
82 vs 84
Hardware Fit
99 vs 69
Quality Score
75 vs 90
Hardware
gemma4:e2b-mlx qwen/qwen3.8-27b
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M1 ProApple M4 Max
Cores1016
RAM16 GB128 GB
GPUApple M1 ProApple M4 Max
OSmacOS 26.6.2macOS 26.5.2
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
gemma4:e2b-mlx qwen/qwen3.8-27b
Tokens/sec70.428.9
First chunk96 ms33 ms
TTFT96 ms4.4 s
Load time2.5 s7.9 s
Memory usage5.7 GB0.0 GB
Memory %36%0%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:e2b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
29/30
qwen/qwen3.8-27b
Speed
33/50
TTFT
6/20
Memory
30/30
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
qwen/qwen3.8-27b
Reasoning
19/20
Coding
15/20
Instruction
16/20
Structured
15/15
Math
15/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
Run yours and compare
$
npm install -g metrillm@latest$
metrillmRequires Node 20+ and Ollama or LM Studio running
Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest