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Apple M1 (8-core GPU)
18measured results
47.5best gen tok/s*
16 GBreported memory
*Headline excludes tiny/test models (under 0.6B params or TinyStories-style). Open in rig checker →
llama.cpp
| Model | Quant | Gen tok/s | Prompt tok/s | Source | Context tested | Build | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 0.6B | Q4_K - Medium | 47.5 | 912 | LocalScore ↗ | 512+128 | llamafile 0.9.3 | Details → |
| Llama 3.2 1B Instruct | Q4_K - Medium | 41.4 | 612 | LocalScore ↗ | 512+128 | llamafile 0.9.2 | Details → |
| Llama 3.2 1B Instruct | Q4_K - Medium | 41.2 | 608 | LocalScore ↗ | 512+128 | llamafile 0.9.2 | Details → |
| Llama 3.2 1B Instruct | Q4_K - Medium | 40.9 | 601 | LocalScore ↗ | 512+128 | llamafile 0.9.2 | Details → |
| Llama 3.2 1B Instruct | Q4_K - Medium | 40.7 | 615 | LocalScore ↗ | 512+128 | llamafile 0.9.2 | Details → |
| Llama 3.2 1B Instruct | Q4_K - Medium | 40.6 | 579 | LocalScore ↗ | 512+128 | llamafile 0.9.2 | Details → |
| Llama 3.2 1B Instruct | Q4_K - Medium | 39.7 | 606 | LocalScore ↗ | 512+128 | llamafile 0.9.2 | Details → |
| Llama 3.2 1B Instruct | Q4_K - Medium | 39.1 | 596 | LocalScore ↗ | 512+128 | llamafile 0.9.2 | Details → |
| Llama 3.2 1B Instruct | Q4_K - Medium | 39.0 | 578 | LocalScore ↗ | 512+128 | llamafile 0.9.2 | Details → |
| Llama 3.2 1B Instruct | Q4_K - Medium | 38.7 | 579 | LocalScore ↗ | 4,352 | llamafile 0.9.2 | Details → |
| Llama 3.2 1B Instruct | Q4_K - Medium | 22.1 | 369 | LocalScore ↗ | 512+128 | llamafile 0.9.2 | Details → |
| Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | Q4_K - Medium | 14.6 | 134 | LocalScore ↗ | 4,352 | llamafile 0.9.2 | Details → |
| Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | Q4_K - Medium | 14.6 | 134 | LocalScore ↗ | 512+128 | llamafile 0.9.2 | Details → |
| Llama 2 7B | Q4_0 | 14.2 | 118 | llama.cpp (Metal) ↗ | 512+128 | llama.cpp Metal | Details → |
| Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | Q4_K - Medium | 9.7 | 101 | LocalScore ↗ | 4,352 | llamafile 0.9.2 | Details → |
| Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | Q4_K - Medium | 8.9 | 84.0 | LocalScore ↗ | 4,352 | llamafile 0.9.2 | Details → |
| Llama 2 7B | Q8_0 | 7.9 | 117 | llama.cpp (Metal) ↗ | 512+128 | llama.cpp Metal | Details → |
| Qwen2.5 14B Instruct | Q4_K - Medium | 5.4 | 53.3 | LocalScore ↗ | 512+128 | llamafile 0.9.2 | Details → |
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Includes results from LocalScore, a Mozilla Builders project by cjpais, mirrored in the cn0303/local-llm-speed-benchmarks dataset. LocalScore runs use llamafile, which is built on llama.cpp.