Best Local LLMs - August 2026

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Wowee!! Just when you thought it couldn't get better for open weight models, we probably have had our best period yet!?!?! Models that rival the closed frontier, Opus level models on non-insane hardware and more. A massive industry alliance coming out in support of open AI in response to the two closed model giants best lobbying efforts. Is this the best timeline? Someone pinch me! Or just tell us what you're favorite model is now The standard spiel: Share what you are running right now and why.