Local models

Which Open Model Should You Actually Run Locally?

Will Schenk May 12, 2026

Which Open Model Should You Actually Run Locally?

We tested 7 model families across 3 runtimes on a 64 GB Mac. gemma-4-26b-a4b hits 95% in 4 minutes with thinking off. The runtime barely matters — but thinking mode changes everything.

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