AnalysisAI ModelsSeptember 3, 2026

Reddit user shares rule of thumb for choosing local LLMs

A Reddit user in r/LocalLLaMA shares a personal heuristic for selecting local models, noting that with Qwen 27B (even before Qwen 3.8), debugging or implementing a feature took 4 hours instead of 3 days (15 hours of active programming) without an LLM. They also mention running at 0.5 tok/s, excluding deletion and pausing time.

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