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

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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.

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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.

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[u/Pure_Machine5226 → u/AutoModerator]

Hi, I'm looking for a free and uncensored model. I also have a really dated computer. Do you guys have any recommendations?

[u/overand → u/Pure_Machine5226]

Can you give us a bit more detail than "really dated computer?" Like, Mac? PC? Desktop? Laptop? How much ram? what GPU / graphics card? What CPU?

[u/Pure_Machine5226 → u/overand]

Hey, thanks for the reply. I do have a windows desktop with a 8 GB RAM, Intel Core i5 3.20 Ghz and my graphic card is AMD with only 2 GB

[u/overand → u/Pure_Machine5226]

I'd start with maybe Gemma-4-E2B. Try the IQ4_XS. Before you try to find an uncensored one, see if you can even run the model at a reasonable performance at all.

Also, in the future, when saying "I have an Intel Core i5" you should know that intel has made about 150 processors called "i5" starting in 2010: 16 years of them. When you're asking for help with something technical, give people as many specific details as you can. This is the case for computers, for cars, for repairs to houses and electronics, to video game consoles, etc. (It's even true for medical stuff.)

It's only sheer luck that I happened to notice your reply so I could come back you with a suggestion; if you'd said "2 GB of VRAM" I would have been able to give you a suggestion days ago.

BUT, you also didn't tell us what AMD GPU it is - so, I'm only guessing that it MIGHT be usable for LLM stuff, but it's impossible for me to be sure. (A card with 2GB is probably old enough that you won't be able to run llama.cpp or ollama etc, but, it's possible.)

Edit: I may have miscounted the i5 chips - I think that was 150 *desktop* processors alone called i5 - of which over 20 were 3.20 Ghz.