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

Best video models to run locally on a 8GB PC without a graphics card

A leaderboard of the best video models you can run locally on a computer with 8GB of RAM and no graphics card. Models are ranked by one score that combines 55 published benchmarks. Each model shows the download that fits and the command to run it.

0 models · scores combine 55 benchmarks · updated how it works · find a leaderboard · benchmark your machine
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Models for 8GB RAM · no GPU → ~3GB for models (CPU, slow) · local only · reset
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Detect your exact chip or graphics card:

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

curl -G whatmodel.sh/video --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 --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=none&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]
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GB
gpu[apple silicon][graphics card][unified memory][none]
price[local][$0.02][$0.05][$0.1][$0.25][any]max per sec

detecting your OS…

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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