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gemma4:12b

OLLAMA GGUF

gemma4 · 11.9B · Q4_K_M

Not Rec.

Aug 22, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro

llama3.1:8b

OLLAMA GGUF

llama · 8.0B · Q4_K_M

Good

Aug 25, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro

Global Score
63 vs 72
Hardware Fit
62 vs 77
Quality Score
63 vs 70

Hardware

gemma4:12b llama3.1:8b
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 llama3.1:8b
Tokens/sec15.321.5
First chunk1142 ms368 ms
TTFT30.0 s368 ms
Load time5.4 s6.9 s
Memory usage7.6 GB12.9 GB
Memory %47%81%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

gemma4:12b

Speed
36/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
26/30

llama3.1:8b

Speed
47/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
10/30

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

llama3.1:8b

Reasoning
12/20
Coding
18/20
Instruction
13/20
Structured
13/15
Math
4/15
Multilingual
10/10
Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Strong Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Weak Multilingual: Strong
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