https://modeltested.com/We test AI models on real work and tell you which ones are worth using.https://modeltested.com/best-local-llms/https://modeltested.com/best-local-llms/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTRankingsWe tested 56 AI models you can run on your own computer. Here's the best one for every graphics card and Mac.https://modeltested.com/best-local-llms/coding/https://modeltested.com/best-local-llms/coding/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTRankings56 models, 30 programming jobs, each checked against tests the model never saw. Here's who writes code that works.https://modeltested.com/best-decision-models/https://modeltested.com/best-decision-models/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTRankings68 models, 56 real decisions: routing tickets, spotting phishing, flagging risky code. Accuracy and how honest their confidence is.https://modeltested.com/posts/document-test-harder/https://modeltested.com/posts/document-test-harder/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNewsMost models used to ace it. Now only a handful do, and the rankings moved a lot.https://modeltested.com/posts/le-chonk-tested/https://modeltested.com/posts/le-chonk-tested/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNewsEvery 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.https://modeltested.com/models/gpt-oss-120b/https://modeltested.com/models/gpt-oss-120b/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt 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.https://modeltested.com/models/muse-glimmer-30b/https://modeltested.com/models/muse-glimmer-30b/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt 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.https://modeltested.com/models/ling-3-0-flash/https://modeltested.com/models/ling-3-0-flash/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt 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.https://modeltested.com/models/glm-4-5v/https://modeltested.com/models/glm-4-5v/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt 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.https://modeltested.com/models/ling-3-0-flash-vl/https://modeltested.com/models/ling-3-0-flash-vl/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt 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.https://modeltested.com/models/laguna-xs-2-1/https://modeltested.com/models/laguna-xs-2-1/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt 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.https://modeltested.com/models/glm-4-5-air/https://modeltested.com/models/glm-4-5-air/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt 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.https://modeltested.com/models/glm-4-6v/https://modeltested.com/models/glm-4-6v/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt 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.https://modeltested.com/models/laguna-s-2-1/https://modeltested.com/models/laguna-s-2-1/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt 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.https://modeltested.com/models/nex-n2-5-mini/https://modeltested.com/models/nex-n2-5-mini/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt 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.https://modeltested.com/models/devstral-2512/https://modeltested.com/models/devstral-2512/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 53 out of 100, #28 of 56. It solved 16 of 30 coding jobs and scored 53 on reading documents. Runs on a Mac with 128 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/hunyuan-a13b-instruct/https://modeltested.com/models/hunyuan-a13b-instruct/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 52 out of 100, #29 of 56. It solved 11 of 30 coding jobs and scored 67 on reading documents. Runs on a Mac with 96 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/qwen-2-5-72b-instruct/https://modeltested.com/models/qwen-2-5-72b-instruct/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 46 out of 100, #31 of 56. It solved 12 of 30 coding jobs and scored 52 on reading documents. Runs on a Mac with 64 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/llama-3-3-70b-instruct/https://modeltested.com/models/llama-3-3-70b-instruct/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 46 out of 100, #33 of 56. It solved 14 of 30 coding jobs and scored 45 on reading documents. Runs on a Mac with 64 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/command-a/https://modeltested.com/models/command-a/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 45 out of 100, #34 of 56. It solved 10 of 30 coding jobs and scored 56 on reading documents. Runs on a Mac with 96 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/llama-3-1-70b-instruct/https://modeltested.com/models/llama-3-1-70b-instruct/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 39 out of 100, #41 of 56. It solved 10 of 30 coding jobs and scored 44 on reading documents. Runs on a Mac with 64 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/llama-3-3-8b-q4-mac/https://modeltested.com/models/llama-3-3-8b-q4-mac/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 23 out of 100, #47 of 56. It solved 4 of 30 coding jobs and scored 33 on reading documents. Runs on an 8 GB graphics card or a Mac with 16 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/granite-4-0-h-micro-mac/https://modeltested.com/models/granite-4-0-h-micro-mac/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 22 out of 100, #49 of 56. It solved 4 of 30 coding jobs and scored 31 on reading documents. Runs on an 8 GB graphics card or a Mac with 16 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/qwen2-5-vl-72b-instruct/https://modeltested.com/models/qwen2-5-vl-72b-instruct/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 14 out of 100, #53 of 56. It solved 4 of 30 coding jobs and scored 14 on reading documents. Runs on a Mac with 64 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/reka-edge/https://modeltested.com/models/reka-edge/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 8 out of 100, #54 of 56. It solved 0 of 30 coding jobs and scored 16 on reading documents. Runs on an 8 GB graphics card or a Mac with 16 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/llama-3-2-1b-q4-mac/https://modeltested.com/models/llama-3-2-1b-q4-mac/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 5 out of 100, #56 of 56. It solved 0 of 30 coding jobs and scored 9 on reading documents. Runs on an 8 GB graphics card or a Mac with 16 GB.https://modeltested.com/posts/why-no-speed-numbers/https://modeltested.com/posts/why-no-speed-numbers/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNewsHow fast a model runs depends on your exact computer and app, so any number we gave would be wrong for most people.https://modeltested.com/posts/q4-vs-q8/https://modeltested.com/posts/q4-vs-q8/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTGuidesWhat the letters mean, how much quality you give up, and how to pick the right one for your computer.https://modeltested.com/posts/check-your-gpu-memory/https://modeltested.com/posts/check-your-gpu-memory/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTGuidesThe one number that decides which local models you can run, and where to find it on Windows, Mac and Linux.https://modeltested.com/posts/run-a-local-llm-with-ollama/https://modeltested.com/posts/run-a-local-llm-with-ollama/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTGuidesInstall one app, type one command, and you're chatting with an AI model on your own computer. No account needed.https://modeltested.com/models/qwen3-6-27b/https://modeltested.com/models/qwen3-6-27b/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 97 out of 100, #1 of 56. It solved 29 of 30 coding jobs and scored 97 on reading documents. Runs on a 24 GB graphics card or a Mac with 32 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/gpt-oss-20b/https://modeltested.com/models/gpt-oss-20b/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 88 out of 100, #7 of 56. It solved 27 of 30 coding jobs and scored 87 on reading documents. Runs on a 16 GB graphics card or a Mac with 24 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/qwen3-5-27b/https://modeltested.com/models/qwen3-5-27b/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 88 out of 100, #8 of 56. It solved 23 of 30 coding jobs and scored 100 on reading documents. Runs on a 24 GB graphics card or a Mac with 32 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/qwen3-8-27b/https://modeltested.com/models/qwen3-8-27b/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 88 out of 100, #9 of 56. It solved 23 of 30 coding jobs and scored 99 on reading documents. Runs on a 24 GB graphics card or a Mac with 32 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/qwen3-5-35b-a3b/https://modeltested.com/models/qwen3-5-35b-a3b/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 88 out of 100, #10 of 56. It solved 24 of 30 coding jobs and scored 95 on reading documents. Runs on a 24 GB graphics card or a Mac with 48 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/qwen3-6-35b-a3b/https://modeltested.com/models/qwen3-6-35b-a3b/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 86 out of 100, #11 of 56. It solved 24 of 30 coding jobs and scored 93 on reading documents. Runs on a 24 GB graphics card or a Mac with 48 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b/https://modeltested.com/models/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 80 out of 100, #13 of 56. It solved 21 of 30 coding jobs and scored 91 on reading documents. Runs on a 24 GB graphics card or a Mac with 32 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/gemma-4-31b-it/https://modeltested.com/models/gemma-4-31b-it/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 79 out of 100, #14 of 56. It solved 28 of 30 coding jobs and scored 65 on reading documents. Runs on a 32 GB graphics card or a Mac with 48 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/granite-4-2-8b/https://modeltested.com/models/granite-4-2-8b/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 77 out of 100, #15 of 56. It solved 23 of 30 coding jobs and scored 78 on reading documents. Runs on an 8 GB graphics card or a Mac with 16 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/qwen3-30b-a3b/https://modeltested.com/models/qwen3-30b-a3b/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 77 out of 100, #16 of 56. It solved 20 of 30 coding jobs and scored 87 on reading documents. Runs on a 24 GB graphics card or a Mac with 32 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking/https://modeltested.com/models/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 77 out of 100, #17 of 56. It solved 18 of 30 coding jobs and scored 93 on reading documents. Runs on a 24 GB graphics card or a Mac with 32 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/qwen3-14b/https://modeltested.com/models/qwen3-14b/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 72 out of 100, #20 of 56. It solved 19 of 30 coding jobs and scored 81 on reading documents. Runs on a 12 GB graphics card or a Mac with 24 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/glm-4-7-flash/https://modeltested.com/models/glm-4-7-flash/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 72 out of 100, #21 of 56. It solved 22 of 30 coding jobs and scored 70 on reading documents. Runs on a 24 GB graphics card or a Mac with 48 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/qwen3-5-9b/https://modeltested.com/models/qwen3-5-9b/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 72 out of 100, #22 of 56. It solved 14 of 30 coding jobs and scored 97 on reading documents. Runs on an 8 GB graphics card or a Mac with 16 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it/https://modeltested.com/models/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 70 out of 100, #23 of 56. It solved 25 of 30 coding jobs and scored 58 on reading documents. Runs on a 24 GB graphics card or a Mac with 32 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/qwen3-32b/https://modeltested.com/models/qwen3-32b/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 64 out of 100, #24 of 56. It solved 15 of 30 coding jobs and scored 79 on reading documents. Runs on a 24 GB graphics card or a Mac with 48 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/nemotron-3-5-lightning/https://modeltested.com/models/nemotron-3-5-lightning/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 57 out of 100, #26 of 56. It solved 13 of 30 coding jobs and scored 72 on reading documents. Runs on a 24 GB graphics card or a Mac with 32 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct/https://modeltested.com/models/qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 51 out of 100, #30 of 56. It solved 17 of 30 coding jobs and scored 46 on reading documents. Runs on a 24 GB graphics card or a Mac with 32 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-instruct/https://modeltested.com/models/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-instruct/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 46 out of 100, #32 of 56. It solved 13 of 30 coding jobs and scored 49 on reading documents. Runs on a 24 GB graphics card or a Mac with 32 GB.https://modeltested.com/models/ministral-14b-2512/https://modeltested.com/models/ministral-14b-2512/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTReviewsIt scored 44 out of 100, #35 of 56. It solved 13 of 30 coding jobs and scored 45 on reading documents. Runs on a 12 GB graphics card or a Mac with 16 GB.