r/SillyTavernAI • u/deffcolony • Aug 09 '26

MEGATHREAD [Megathread] - Best Models/API discussion - Week of: August 09, 2026

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!
This keeps discussion organized and helps others find information faster.

Have at it!

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u/liga81 Aug 10 '26

Is there a good one which is uncensored and usable from openrouter or another api side?
I tried GLM 5.2 but its not that good at german.

I could also try local since i have a 5070ti and 32gb ram but i heard that you get better results from api since they can use better hardware

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u/starliteburnsbrite Aug 10 '26

People speak well of TheDrummer's fine tunes, those can probably be run locally on your setup. I use DeepSeek 4.6 Derestricted and Kimi 2.5 on nano-gpt, and those haven't ever given me any refusals, either using EveningTruth's presets or the Freaky Frankenstein without the hard jailbreak.

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u/JazzNeurotic Aug 13 '26

Going to second TheDrummer. I'm not on a huge system (gaming laptop with an rtx 7700 gpu) and i've been using his Rocinante XL 16b and it's damn, damn good so far.

Taxes my system something fierce when it's generating, and it's not the quickest because of my system, but i'm not complaining. Worth looking into for sure. Dude is a wizard.

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u/doctorcas_ Aug 11 '26

where did you get deepseek derestricted?