Comparison

MLPerf Mobile vs MLX Benchmarks

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

Head to head
About

MLPerf Mobile

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MLPerf Mobile is a free, open-source benchmarking tool designed to measure the performance of mobile devices like smartphones and tablets in various artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) tasks. Workloads tested include image classification, language understanding, super resolution upscaling, and image generation based on text prompts. This benchmark makes use of hardware AI acceleration on many of the latest mobile devices to ensure the best performance where possible.

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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

MLPerf Mobile4 screens
MLX Benchmarks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: MLX Benchmarks at 2 against MLPerf Mobile's β€”. MLPerf Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (13.1 vs 18.6). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
MLPerf Mobile versus MLX Benchmarks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMLPerf MobileMLX Benchmarks
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 2 days
Adsβ€”No
In-app purchasesNoNo
Devicesβ€”iPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS13.1 β€” better18.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size62 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMLCommons AssociationCostantino Pistagna

In-app purchases

None

MLPerf Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

MLX Benchmarks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MLPerf Mobile free?
MLPerf Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MLX Benchmarks free?
MLX Benchmarks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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