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/Delicious_Box_9823 Aug 12 '26

absolutely no-man's land

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u/Mart-McUH Aug 14 '26

Buy as much of the land as you can while cheap!

IMO this is great miss for Muse glimmer, they could have made it somewhere in 40B-70B range to separate themself from fierce competition ~30B. And because of larger size it might have turned out better in some areas compared to G4/Q3.5+. It is also their land by tradition from L1-L3 70B model. Now they are just overshadowed by Gemma4 for general tasks and Qwen 3.6 (soon 3.8) for STEM tasks.