Geekbench AI vs MLX Benchmarks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Geekbench AI
Measure the machine learning capabilities of your Apple device. It includes tests for vision and language tasks, evaluating the performance of your CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine.
- Machine learning performance tests
- Vision and language tasks
- CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine evaluation
- iPhone, iPad, and iPod support
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Find out how fast your iPhone, iPad, or iPod can perform machine learning tasks with Geekbench AI. Geekbench AI includes both vision and language tests that model real-world machine learning tasks and applications. The tests measure the machine learning performance of your device's CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine.
MLX Benchmarks
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MLX Benchmark helps you understand how large language models perform on your hardware. Select a model and quantization, set context length and iterations, and run repeatable benchmarks that capture load time, tokenization time, time to first token, throughput, memory usage, and jitter. View detailed metrics grids, visualize comparisons in charts, and manage downloaded model repos directly in the app. Built for developers and AI enthusiasts who want clear, on-device performance insights without leaving their device. Features: - Model selection with quantization details - Configurable prompt, context length, and iterations - Metrics for load, tokenization, first-token latency, throughput, jitter, and memory - Charts to compare runs and devices - Downloaded model management (list, delete, refresh) - Optional Supabase upload for aggregating benchmark results
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MLX Benchmarks at every 2 days against Geekbench AI's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Geekbench AI ships an update every 4 months, MLX Benchmarks every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Geekbench AI | MLX Benchmarks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (33 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 476 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Primate Labs Inc. | Costantino Pistagna |
In-app purchases
Geekbench AI
No in-app purchases
MLX Benchmarks
No in-app purchases
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