Best video models to run locally on a 16GB PC without a graphics card
A leaderboard of the best video models you can run locally on a computer with 16GB of RAM and no graphics card. Wan 2.1 T2V 1.3B is #1 right now. Models are ranked by one score that combines 55 published benchmarks. Each model shows the download that fits and the command to run it.
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Models for 16GB RAM · no GPU → ~10GB for models (CPU, slow) · local only · reset
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| # | model | score↓ | where↓ | speed↓ | sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 |  Wan 2.1 T2V 1.3B · fp16 + umt5 q4_k_m (sd.cpp) | 40±4 | local (slow) |  | |
| — | AnimateDiff SD 1.5 v2 motion adapter · fp32 motion module + SD 1.5 (sd.cpp) | no reviewed results | local (slow) |
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* 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