Gemma 4 26B-A4B Benchmarked on M5 Max: 81 tok/sec at 114W Peak, Real Hardware Performance Data

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A r/LocalLLaMA user benchmarked Google's Gemma 4 26B-A4B (mixture-of-experts, 4B active parameters) on a MacBook Pro M5 Max, achieving 81 tokens/second at 114W peak power in short bursts (65 upvotes, 33 comments). This is the first real-world Apple Silicon performance data for the new Gemma 4 architecture. The high throughput at relatively modest power suggests Gemma 4's MoE design is well-suited for edge inference on consumer hardware, validating the efficiency-focused model competition trend alongside Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite's recent launch at $0.25/1M input tokens.