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Rankings · OCT 11
The best local LLMs right now
We tested 56 AI models you can run on your own computer. Here's the best one for every graphics card and Mac.
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Qwen3.6 27B review: one of the best local models we've tested
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Decision models vs. regular LLMs: 14 free models beat the best one
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We made our document test harder. Here's what changed
Most models used to ace it. Now only a handful do, and the rankings moved a lot.
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We tested Mistral Large 4 ("Le Chonk"). It's brilliant when it stops thinking
Every program it finished was correct, and it beat every local model at reading documents. But on 12 of 30 coding jobs it never gave an answer at all.
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gpt-oss-120b review: one of the best local models we've tested
It scored 96 out of 100, #2 of 56. It solved 28 of 30 coding jobs and scored 99 on reading documents. Runs on a Mac with 96 GB.
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Muse Glimmer 30B review: one of the best local models we've tested
It scored 94 out of 100, #3 of 56. It solved 27 of 30 coding jobs and scored 98 on reading documents. Runs on a 24 GB graphics card or a Mac with 32 GB.
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Ling 3.0 Flash review: a solid all-rounder
It scored 94 out of 100, #4 of 56. It solved 28 of 30 coding jobs and scored 95 on reading documents. Runs on a Mac with 128 GB.
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GLM 4.5V review: a solid all-rounder
It scored 93 out of 100, #5 of 56. It solved 26 of 30 coding jobs and scored 99 on reading documents. Runs on a Mac with 96 GB.
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Ling 3.0 Flash VL review: a solid all-rounder
It scored 92 out of 100, #6 of 56. It solved 26 of 30 coding jobs and scored 98 on reading documents. Runs on a Mac with 128 GB.
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Laguna XS 2.1 review: a solid all-rounder
It scored 82 out of 100, #12 of 56. It solved 22 of 30 coding jobs and scored 91 on reading documents. Runs on a 24 GB graphics card or a Mac with 48 GB.
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GLM 4.5 Air review: decent, with trade-offs
It scored 76 out of 100, #18 of 56. It solved 21 of 30 coding jobs and scored 82 on reading documents. Runs on a Mac with 96 GB.
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GLM 4.6V review: decent, with trade-offs
It scored 73 out of 100, #19 of 56. It solved 22 of 30 coding jobs and scored 73 on reading documents. Runs on a Mac with 96 GB.
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Laguna S 2.1 review: decent, with trade-offs
It scored 64 out of 100, #25 of 56. It solved 21 of 30 coding jobs and scored 59 on reading documents. Runs on a Mac with 128 GB.
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Nex-N2.5-Mini review: not one we'd recommend right now
It scored 57 out of 100, #27 of 56. It solved 8 of 30 coding jobs and scored 88 on reading documents. Runs on a 24 GB graphics card or a Mac with 48 GB.
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