gemma4:12b
OLLAMA GGUFgemma4 · 11.9B · Q4_K_M
Aug 22, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFJul 4, 2026 · Apple M2 Pro
Global Score
63 vs 91
Hardware Fit
62 vs 96
Quality Score
63 vs 89
Hardware
gemma4:12b gemma4:12b-mlx
MachineMacBook ProMacBook Pro
CPUApple M1 ProApple M2 Pro
Cores1010
RAM16 GB16 GB
GPUApple M1 ProApple M2 Pro
OSmacOS 26.6.2macOS 26.5
Archarm64arm64
Power Modebalancedbalanced
Performance
gemma4:12b gemma4:12b-mlx
Tokens/sec15.324.7
First chunk1142 ms610 ms
TTFT30.0 s610 ms
Load time5.4 s3.6 s
Memory usage7.6 GB7.1 GB
Memory %47%45%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:12b
Speed
36/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
26/30
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
26/30
Quality
gemma4:12b
Reasoning
10/20
Coding
10/20
Instruction
9/20
Structured
14/15
Math
10/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Weak Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Weak Structured Output: Strong Math: Adequate Multilingual: Strong
gemma4:12b-mlx
Reasoning
16/20
Coding
19/20
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
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