whatmodel.sh · find the best video models you can run

Best video models to run locally on a 8GB Mac

A leaderboard of the best video models you can run locally on a Mac with 8GB of memory. 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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task[all tasks][text to video][image to video][video editing]
Models for 8GB RAM · Apple Silicon → ~5GB fast · local only · reset
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Detect your exact chip or graphics card:

curl -G whatmodel.sh/video -d max=0 --data-urlencode "mac=$(sysctl -n hw.memsize machdep.cpu.brand_string)"Mac

curl -G whatmodel.sh/video -d max=0 --data-urlencode "ram=$(awk '/MemT/{print $2}' /proc/meminfo)" --data-urlencode "nv=$(nvidia-smi --query-gpu=name,memory.total --format=csv,noheader 2>/dev/null)"Linux

curl.exe -G whatmodel.sh/video -d max=0 --data-urlencode "ram=$((gcim Win32_ComputerSystem).TotalPhysicalMemory)" --data-urlencode "nv=$(nvidia-smi --query-gpu=name,memory.total --format=csv,noheader 2>$null)"Windows

$ terminal

detecting your OS…

Run curl "whatmodel.sh/video?ram=8&gpu=apple&max=0"to get this list in your terminal (add &format=json for agents).

ram[8][16][24][32][48][64][96][128][192][256]GB
gpu[apple silicon][graphics card][none]
price[local][$0.02][$0.05][$0.1][$0.25][any]max per sec

detecting your OS…

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142 of 142 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