Rapid MLX team has done some interesting benchmarking that suggests Qwopus 27B is pretty solid. Their tool includes benchmarking features so you can evaluate your own setup.

They have a metric called Model-Harness Index:

MHI = 0.50 × ToolCalling + 0.30 × HumanEval + 0.20 × MMLU (scale 0-100)

https://github.com/raullenchai/Rapid-MLX

Pardon the silly question, but why do I need this tool versus running the model directly (and SSH’ing in when I’m away from home)?

Qwen is probably your best bet…

Edit: I’d also consider waiting for WWDC, they are supposed to be launching the new Mac Studio, an even if you don’t get it, you might be able to snag older models for cheaper

> consider waiting for WWDC

100% agree. I’m just looking forward to setting something up in my electronic closet that I can remote to instead of having everything tracked.

Latest rumors are no Mac Studio until at least October.