MLPerf Mobile vs MLX Benchmarks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
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.
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 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | MLPerf Mobile | MLX Benchmarks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Every 2 days |
| Ads | β | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | β | iPhone, iPad β better |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 β better | 18.6 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MLCommons Association | Costantino Pistagna |
In-app purchases
MLPerf Mobile
No in-app purchases
MLX Benchmarks
No in-app purchases





