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The 8B Local Model Was Worse Than the 4B One
Community description: I tried the obvious local-LLM upgrade on a small Mac mini: move from a 4B model to an 8B model. It...
Dev.to | Sep 29, 2026 | Todd Sullivan
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I tried the obvious local-LLM upgrade on a small Mac mini: move from a 4B model to an 8B model. But local AI work is not model leaderboard work. Use the 4B model that stays resident and answers quickly enough.
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