Comparison

Geekbench AI vs MLX Benchmarks

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Machine learning performance tests
  • Vision and language tasks
  • CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine evaluation
  • iPhone, iPad, and iPod support
Features
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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.

About

MLX Benchmarks

Features
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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

Screenshots

Geekbench AI3 screens
MLX Benchmarks4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Geekbench AI versus MLX Benchmarks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGeekbench AIMLX Benchmarks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (33 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size476 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrimate Labs Inc.Costantino Pistagna

In-app purchases

None

Geekbench AI

No in-app purchases

None

MLX Benchmarks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Geekbench AI free?
Geekbench AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MLX Benchmarks free?
MLX Benchmarks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Geekbench AI or MLX Benchmarks have ads?
Neither Geekbench AI nor MLX Benchmarks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Geekbench AI or MLX Benchmarks?
Geekbench AI ships an update every 4 months, and MLX Benchmarks every 2 days. Most recently, Geekbench AI was updated on October 21, 2026 and MLX Benchmarks on October 14, 2026.

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