Best AI models for web search for a 16GB Mac
A leaderboard of the best AI models for web search for a Mac with 16GB of memory. Models are ranked on web research tests like BrowseComp, with search turned on. Models that run on it show the download that fits and the command to run it.
108 models · scores combine 12 benchmarks · updated how it works · find a leaderboard · benchmark your machine
Scores use reviewed web search evaluations only. Compare scores within this task. Models without task measurements are excluded.
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| # | model | task score↓ | where↓ | speed↓ | sources |
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| # | model | task score↓ | where↓ | speed↓ | sources |
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| 2 |  o3 | 92±2* | api $3.50/M |   | |
| 3 | o4-mini | 87±2* | api $1.93/M | | |
| 5 | GPT-4.1 | 79±3* | api $3.50/M | | |
| 7 | o1 (2024-12-17) | 75±3* | api $26.25/M | | |
| 8 | GPT-4.1 mini | 74±3* | api $0.70/M | | |
| 9 | GPT-4o (2024-08-06) | 74±3* | api $4.38/M | | |
| 11 | GPT-5.6 Sol | 67±5* | api $8.00/M |  | |
| 13 | o3-mini | 65±3* | api $1.93/M | | |
| 14 | GPT-6 Astra | 63±4*† | api $20.00/M | | |
| 15 | GPT-4o mini (2024-07-18) | 62±3* | api $0.26/M | | |
| 17 |  Claude Opus 5.5 | 62±6*† | api $8.00/M |  | |
| 18 | GPT-5.6 Terra | 62±4*† | api $4.50/M | | |
| 19 | GPT-5.5 Pro | 62±4*† | api $67.50/M | | |
| 20 | GPT-5.4 Pro | 62±4*† | api $67.50/M | | |
| 21 | Claude Opus 5 | 61±4*† | api $10.00/M | | |
| 22 | Claude Fable 5.1 | 60±6*† | api $20.00/M | | |
| 23 | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | 59±6*† | api $4.00/M | | |
| 24 | Claude Fable 5 | 58±4 | api $20.00/M | | |
| 25 | Claude Mythos Preview (limited preview) | 58±4*† | limited preview | | |
| 26 | GPT-5.6 Luna | 57±4*† | api $0.45/M | | |
| 27 | GPT-5.5 | 55±2 | api $11.25/M |  | |
| 28 | Claude Opus 4.6 | 55±6* | api $10.00/M | | |
| 29 | GPT-5.4 | 55±3 | api $5.63/M | | |
| 30 |  Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent (0309) | 55±10* | api $1.56/M | | |
| 31 | Claude Opus 4.8 | 54±2 | api $10.00/M | | |
| 32 | Grok 4.5 | 54±10* | api $3.00/M | | |
| 34 | Claude Haiku 5.5 | 54±6*† | api $0.20/M | | |
| 35 | Claude Sonnet 5 | 53±4 | api $4.00/M | | |
| 36 | Claude Opus 4.7 | 53±5* | api $10.00/M | | |
| 37 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | 52±3 | api $6.00/M | | |
| 38 | Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) | 52±10* | api $0.28/M | | |
| 39 |  Llama 4 Scout (109B-A17B) | 52±4* | api $0.15/M | | |
| 40 | GPT-5.3-Codex | 52±4*† | api $4.81/M | | |
| 41 |  Gemini 3 Flash (Preview) | 52±10* | api $1.13/M | | |
| 42 |  GLM-5.3-Flash | 52±8*† | api $0.24/M | | |
| 43 | Claude Opus 4.5 | 51±10* | api $10.00/M | | |
| 44 |  LongCat 2.0 (1.6T-A48B) | 51±6*† | api $1.30/M | | |
| 45 | GLM-5.2 | 50±3 | api $2.15/M | | |
| 46 | GPT-5.1 | 50±10* | api $3.44/M | | |
| 47 | GPT-5 | 50±10* | api $3.44/M | | |
| 48 | Gemini 3.5 Flash | 50±3* | api $3.38/M | | |
| 49 |  MiniMax-M3 | 49±3* | api $0.48/M | | |
| 50 |  Command A (03-2025) | 49±5* | api $4.38/M | | |
| 51 | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | 48±10* | api $6.00/M | | |
| 52 | Muse Glimmer 30B | 48±6*† | api $0.64/M | | |
| 54 |  Qwen3.7 Max | 47±3* | api $3.75/M | | |
| 55 | GLM-5.1 | 46±2 | api $2.15/M | | |
| 56 | Qwen3.6 27B | 46±6* | api $1.20/M | | |
| 57 | Gemini 3.1 Pro (Preview) | 45±3 | api $4.50/M | | |
| 58 | GPT-5.2 | 45±10* | api $4.81/M | | |
| 61 | GLM-5 | 44±3† | api $1.55/M | | |
| 62 | Llama 4 Maverick (402B-A17B) | 43±6* | api $0.42/M | | |
| 64 | Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | 42±6* | api $0.72/M | | |
| 65 |  Kimi K2.6 | 42±3 | api $1.71/M | | |
| 66 | GPT-5 Pro | 42±6*† | api $41.25/M | | |
| 67 | Qwen3.5 122B-A10B | 41±3† | api $1.10/M | | |
| 68 | Gemini 2.5 Pro | 41±10* | api $3.44/M | | |
| 69 | Qwen3.5 397B-A17B | 41±3 | api $1.09/M | | |
| 70 | GPT-5.4 mini | 41±2 | api $1.69/M | | |
| 71 | Qwen3.5 27B | 41±3† | api $0.84/M | | |
| 72 | Grok 4.3 | 40±3* | api $1.56/M | | |
| 73 | GPT-4.1 nano | 40±6* | api $0.17/M | | |
| 74 | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | 39±3† | api $0.35/M | | |
| 76 |  Gemma 4 31B | 38±3 | api $0.19/M | | |
| 77 | MiniMax-M2.7 | 38±5* | api $0.53/M | | |
| 78 | GLM-4.7 | 38±2† | api $1.00/M | | |
| 79 | GPT-5.4 nano | 38±6*† | api $0.46/M | | |
| 82 |  Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B-A55B | 34±4*† | api $1.35/M | | |
| 83 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | 34±4* | api $0.31/M | | |
| 84 | GPT-5 mini | 33±6*† | api $0.69/M | | |
| 85 | GLM-4.6 | 31±3† | api $1.00/M | | |
| 86 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | 31±5* | api $0.56/M | | |
| 88 | Gemma 4 26B-A4B | 23±8*† | api $0.14/M | | |
| 89 | GLM-4.5 | 21±4*† | api $1.00/M | | |
| 90 | Claude Haiku 4.5 | 20±6*† | api $2.00/M | | |
| 91 | GLM-4.5-Air | 19±6*† | api $0.42/M | | |
| — |  DeepSeek R1 0528 | not yet calibrated | api $0.91/M | | |
| — | DeepSeek V3.1 | not yet calibrated | api $0.42/M | | |
| — | DeepSeek V4 Flash (0731) | not yet calibrated | api $0.11/M | | |
| — | DeepSeek V4 Pro (0813) | not yet calibrated | api $1.63/M | | |
| — | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | not yet calibrated | api $0.26/M | | |
| — | Gemma 4 12B · q4_k_m | not yet calibrated | local | | |
| — | Gemma 4 E2B · mlx-8bit | not yet calibrated | local | | |
| — | Gemma 4 E4B · Q8_0 | not yet calibrated | local | | |
| — | GLM-4.7-Flash | not scored yet | api $0.0000/M | ||
| — | gpt-oss-120b | not yet calibrated | api $0.26/M | | |
| — | gpt-oss-20b | not yet calibrated | api $0.13/M | | |
| — |  Granite 4.2 3B · Q8_0 | not yet calibrated | local | | |
| — |  Hunyuan Hy3 (295B-A21B) | not yet calibrated | api $0.23/M | | |
| — | Hy4 preview (770B-A49B) | not yet calibrated | api $1.25/M | | |
| — |  Inkling (975B-A41B) | not yet calibrated | api $1.73/M | | |
| — | Inkling Small (266B-A12B) | not yet calibrated | api $0.64/M | | |
| — |  K2 Horizon 7B · gguf-q4_k_m | not scored yet | local | ||
| — | Kimi K2 Thinking | not yet calibrated | api $1.07/M | | |
| — | Kimi K2.5 | not yet calibrated | api $1.20/M | | |
| — |  LFM2.5 2.6B · mlx-8bit | not yet calibrated | local | | |
| — | LFM2.5 8B-A1B · q4_k_m | not yet calibrated | local | | |
| — |  MiMo-V2.5-Pro (1T-A42B) | not yet calibrated | api $0.65/M | | |
| — |  MiniCPM5 2B · mlx-8bit | not yet calibrated | local | | |
| — | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B-A3B | not scored yet | api $0.087/M | ||
| — | Nemotron 3 Nano 4B · q8_0 | not yet calibrated | local | | |
| — | Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B | not scored yet | api $0.28/M | ||
| — | Qwen3.5 2B · q8_0 | not yet calibrated | local | | |
| — | Qwen3.5 4B · mlx-8bit | not yet calibrated | local | | |
| — | Qwen3.5 9B · q4_k_m | not yet calibrated | local | | |
| — |  Spark-X2.5 1.7B · bf16 | not yet calibrated | local | | |
| — | Spark-X2.5 4B · bf16 | not yet calibrated | local | | |
| — |  Step 3.5 Flash (196B-A11B) | not yet calibrated | api $0.15/M | |
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131 of 135 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