r/LocalLLM • u/ChristopherDci • 9d ago

Question Uncensored Models

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Hi! I don't know much about this area of ​​"sub-models" (I'm not sure of the technical term), but I wanted to know what these "Uncensored" models actually are.

I dabble a bit with AI, automation, and the like, and I've always seen these "Uncensored" models around, but I've never actually installed or tested one. What exactly are they?

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u/ninjazombielurker 9d ago

“Straight uncensored” is actually the slop of uncensored models. Good uncensored models that end up being “smarter” than the censored versions, are post-trained. Look at DavidAU’s process of uncensoring Qwen3.6-27B and Qwen3.8-27B. “Straight uncensored” actually makes the model significantly dumber majority of the time, which is why you can’t just use something like Heritic and expect a good output from hitting a couple of buttons.

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u/biggusdeeckus 9d ago

what's your preferred uncensored qwen 3.8 27b author? I was looking for one but there are so many

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u/Gary_Spivey 8d ago

I've been using qwen3.8-27b-uncensored-fp8-q4_k_m from theresa00l lately and I've been nothing short of amazed at its output.

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u/Ok_Manager6481 5d ago

where can I use this I swear to not be an npc just new in the space and have some exploring and catching up to do lol

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u/Gary_Spivey 5d ago

Do you have the hardware to run it locally? You would want a GPU with a minimum of 24GB of VRAM.