gemma4:12b
OLLAMA GGUFgemma4 · 11.9B · Q4_K_M
Aug 22, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
gemma4:e2b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFAug 26, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
Global Score
63 vs 88
Hardware Fit
62 vs 79
Quality Score
63 vs 92
Hardware
gemma4:12b gemma4:e2b-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
gemma4:12b gemma4:e2b-mlx
Tokens/sec15.372.8
First chunk1142 ms134 ms
TTFT30.0 s30.0 s
Load time5.4 s2.6 s
Memory usage7.6 GB5.7 GB
Memory %47%36%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
gemma4:12b
Speed
36/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
26/30
gemma4:e2b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
29/30
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:e2b-mlx
Reasoning
19/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
15/20
Structured
15/15
Math
15/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong Multilingual: Strong
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Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest