llm's are random text generators. each one is a different architecture, different training data, or different training recipe.

first off: you probably dont need to fill up your harddrive with every good model in existance. often a url link is sufficient.(unless the owner deletes it. but quants are often still there)

optional second questions: how many links do you have to decent models(excluding low value experiments) how many would you estimate that you have?

optional third question: how much is your divirsity of model usage? assuming you had the compute, how many tested models would you utilize for a single query across different models? average. max.

fourth question: do you still rely on inference compute for non-locally hosted models?

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[–] 5 points 3 months ago

i have been using Gemma4 for general purpose, and Qwen3-Coder-Next for coding

i'm always interested in small models (under ~8b) too for CPU or phone use

i may start using non local models like GLM5.2 or Kimi, since it would be nice to have "claude-level" LLM output (i don't use proprietary models)

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