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New local AI models, Jan 5–11, 2026

2 open models released Jan 5–11, 2026, with how each runs on five reference devices.

  1. Jamba2 3B

    AI21 Labs · LLM · 3.0B ·

    42Fair quality (C) · 42 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 61/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.

    Runs on

    Memory, every quant and how to run it Check your own device

  2. LFM2.5 1.2B Instruct

    Liquid AI · LLM · 1.2B ·

    32Basic quality (D) · 32 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 56/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.

    Runs on

    Memory, every quant and how to run it Check your own device

Estimates come from published hardware specs and our open formulas, not from running the model on your machine. Real speed varies with runtime, drivers and settings. Numbers marked “Measured” come from a linked benchmark.

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