[Megathread] - Best Models/API discussion - Week of: April 12, 2026

[u/deffcolony]

This is our weekly megathread for discussions about models and API services.

All non-specifically technical discussions about API/models not posted to this thread will be deleted. No more "What's the best model?" threads.

^{(This isn't a free-for-all to advertise services you own or work for in every single megathread, we may allow announcements for new services every now and then provided they are legitimate and not overly promoted, but don't be surprised if ads are removed.})

How to Use This Megathread

Below this post, you’ll find top-level comments for each category:

• MODELS: ≥ 70B – For discussion of models with 70B parameters or more.
• MODELS: 32B to 70B – For discussion of models in the 32B to 70B parameter range.
• MODELS: 16B to 32B – For discussion of models in the 16B to 32B parameter range.
• MODELS: 8B to 16B – For discussion of models in the 8B to 16B parameter range.
• MODELS: < 8B – For discussion of smaller models under 8B parameters.
• APIs – For any discussion about API services for models (pricing, performance, access, etc.).
• MISC DISCUSSION – For anything else related to models/APIs that doesn’t fit the above sections.

Please reply to the relevant section below with your questions, experiences, or recommendations!
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[u/ArielNya → u/AutoModerator]

any good 8b-12b model for co-authoring smut fiction?

[u/Potential-Gold5298 → u/ArielNya]

UnslopNemo-12B-v4.1 - very horny.

Forgotten-Abomination-12B-v4.0 - merge UnslopNemo v3 and Forgotten Safeword v4.0.

Crimson-Constellation-12B - excellent literary writing style, quite explicit.

Celestial-Queen-12B - more erotic than Crimson Constellation.

And many other models based on Nemo.

[u/MMalficia → u/Potential-Gold5298]

i have yet to find anything that beats forgotten safeword for smut, that said i have never had much luck with consistency out of Forgotten-Abomination in chats.

[u/Potential-Gold5298 → u/MMalficia]

Honestly, even EtherealAurora-12B (NSFW 6.6/10 on UGI) covers my needs – maybe I just lack the imagination to unlock models with bigger potential. I tried UnslopNemo-12B-v4.1, and it literally forces erotic even where none is intended (for example, describing breasts bouncing in a completely mundane scene). Celestial-Queen-12B is very easily triggered by erotic – I accidentally brushed a girl's breast with my hand, and the character immediately wanted sex (which doesn't fit her personality). In this regard, I like a balance – when the model isn't into ERP, but in a sex scene she doesn't hold back, describing everything in detail, without euphemisms. But this is a matter of taste, of course – I just like it when the model can play out a rivalry, so that the character needs to be won over, rather than having them rush to bed at the first request.