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New local AI models, Jan 26 – Feb 1, 2026

2 open models released Jan 26 – Feb 1, 2026, with how each runs on five reference devices.

  1. Step 3.5 Flash (196B-A11B)

    StepFun · LLM · 199B (11.0B active) ·

    91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 92/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.

    Runs on

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

  2. Qwen3 Coder Next (80B-A3B)

    Alibaba · LLM · 80B (3.0B active) ·

    86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (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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