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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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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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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Qwen3.6 27B review: one of the best local models we've tested
It 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.
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Qwen3.5-27B review: a solid all-rounder
It 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.
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Qwen3.8 27B review: a solid all-rounder
It 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.
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Qwen3.5-35B-A3B review: a solid all-rounder
It 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.
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Qwen3.6 35B A3B review: a solid all-rounder
It 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.
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Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B review: a solid all-rounder
It 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.
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Qwen3 30B A3B review: decent, with trade-offs
It 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.
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Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking review: reads documents well, weaker at code
It 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.
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GLM 4.7 Flash review: decent, with trade-offs
It 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.
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Gemma 4 26B A4B review: decent, with trade-offs
It 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.
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Qwen3 32B review: decent, with trade-offs
It 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.
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Nemotron 3.5 Lightning review: not one we'd recommend right now
It 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.
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Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct review: not one we'd recommend right now
It 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.
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Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct review: not one we'd recommend right now
It 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.
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Mistral Small 3.2 24B review: not one we'd recommend right now
It scored 44 out of 100, #36 of 56. It solved 12 of 30 coding jobs and scored 47 on reading documents. Runs on a 24 GB graphics card or a Mac with 32 GB.
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Mistral Small 3 review: not one we'd recommend right now
It scored 41 out of 100, #37 of 56. It solved 11 of 30 coding jobs and scored 45 on reading documents. Runs on a 24 GB graphics card or a Mac with 32 GB.
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Gemma 3 27B review: not one we'd recommend right now
It scored 40 out of 100, #38 of 56. It solved 10 of 30 coding jobs and scored 46 on reading documents. Runs on a 24 GB graphics card or a Mac with 32 GB.
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Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 review: not one we'd recommend right now
It scored 40 out of 100, #39 of 56. It solved 10 of 30 coding jobs and scored 46 on reading documents. Runs on a 24 GB graphics card or a Mac with 32 GB.
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Gemma 2 27B review: not one we'd recommend right now
It scored 23 out of 100, #46 of 56. It solved 4 of 30 coding jobs and scored 34 on reading documents. Runs on a 24 GB graphics card or a Mac with 32 GB.
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