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how to run Qwen3 locally in 2026 — the best open model, on your own PC, in one command

Qwen3 is arguably the best open model you can run at home right now. Getting it running is genuinely one command. Here's exactly how, and which size fits your GPU.

Lena Fischer · Aug 1 · 10 min

AI

the best free AI models you can run at home in 2026, ranked by what your hardware can handle

Open, free AI models have gotten shockingly good. Here are the best ones to run locally — for every size of computer, from a laptop to a 24GB graphics card.

Lena Fischer · Jul 30 · 9 min

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got a 16GB GPU? here's exactly which local AI models fit — and the one tier you should skip

16GB is the awkward middle of local AI: too much for the 8B tier, not enough for 32B. Here's what actually runs well, what to avoid, and how to get the most out of the memory you have.

Lena Fischer · Jul 28 · 9 min

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how to run a 30B model on a 12GB GPU: the one llama.cpp flag that makes it possible

--n-cpu-moe is the setting that lets a modest graphics card punch far above its VRAM. It offloads the parts of a Mixture-of-Experts model you use least to system RAM — and here's exactly how to tune it for your card.

Lena Fischer · Jul 27 · 9 min