Weekly archive
New local AI models, Sep 21–27, 2026
6 open models released Sep 21–27, 2026, with how each runs on five reference devices.
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68Good quality (B) · 68 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 61/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
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93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 97/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
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92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 96/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
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84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 92/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
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80Great quality (A) · 80 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 91/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
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78Great quality (A) · 78 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
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- Phone iPhone 17 Pro Runs welltight fit 10.3 tok/s
- Laptop MacBook Pro M5 Pro 64 GB Runs great 34.5 tok/s
- Gaming PC RTX 5090 32 GB Runs great 54.8 tok/s
- Edge board Jetson Orin NX 16 GB Runs well 13.4 tok/s
- Workstation Mac Studio 512 GB Runs great 46.8 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.