granite4.2:3b
OLLAMA GGUFgranite · 3.7B · Q4_K_M
Aug 29, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
gemma4:12b-mlx
OLLAMA GGUFAug 24, 2026 · Apple M1 Pro
Global Score
80 vs 71
Hardware Fit
80 vs 76
Quality Score
80 vs 69
Hardware
granite4.2:3b 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
granite4.2:3b gemma4:12b-mlx
Tokens/sec46.825.0
First chunk135 ms787 ms
TTFT135 ms30.0 s
Load time0.0 s4.0 s
Memory usage12.7 GB7.1 GB
Memory %79%45%
HW Fit Score Breakdown
granite4.2:3b
Speed
50/50
TTFT
20/20
Memory
10/30
gemma4:12b-mlx
Speed
50/50
TTFT
0/20
Memory
26/30
Quality
granite4.2:3b
Reasoning
18/20
Coding
13/20
Instruction
12/20
Structured
15/15
Math
14/15
Multilingual
8/10
Reasoning: Strong Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Strong 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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npm install -g metrillm@latest$
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Or run without installing: npx metrillm@latest