Weekly archive
New local AI models, Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026
3 open models released Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026, with how each runs on five reference devices.
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89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 94/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
Runs on
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80Great quality (A) · 80 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
Runs on
- Phone iPhone 17 Pro Runs welltight fit 13.9 tok/s
- Laptop MacBook Pro M5 Pro 64 GB Runs great 36.1 tok/s
- Gaming PC RTX 5090 32 GB Runs great 57.3 tok/s
- Edge board Jetson Orin NX 16 GB Runs well 14.0 tok/s
- Workstation Mac Studio 512 GB Runs great 49.0 tok/s
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60Good quality (B) · 60 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 69/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
Runs on
- Phone iPhone 17 Pro Runs great 38.4 tok/s
- Laptop MacBook Pro M5 Pro 64 GB Runs great 65.6 tok/s
- Gaming PC RTX 5090 32 GB Runs great 205 tok/s
- Edge board Jetson Orin NX 16 GB Runs great 41.2 tok/s
- Workstation Mac Studio 512 GB Runs great 80.6 tok/s
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.