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Best AI models to run locally on a 4GB PC without a graphics card

A leaderboard of the best AI models you can run locally on a computer with 4GB of RAM and no graphics card. Models are ranked by one score that combines 575 published benchmarks. Each model shows the download that fits and the command to run it.

Filter by your hardware and budget → ~0GB for models (CPU, slow) · local only · reset

ram[2][4][8][16][24][32][48][64][96][128][192][256]GB

gpu[apple silicon][graphics card][unified memory][none]

price[local][$0.02][$0.1][$0.5][$2][$10][$50][any]max per M

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task[all tasks][agent tasks][coding][chat & writing][math][vision & documents][web search]

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#	model	score↓	where↓	RAM↓	speed↓	context↓	get it	sources

#	model	score↓	where↓	RAM↓	speed↓	context↓	get it	sources

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913 of 1219 catalogue models listed here · sources and licences

* new or thinly tested: ranked on too few benchmark results · † only the maker’s own numbers so far · ~RAM is estimated; full context may need more memory