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KAT Coder 2.5 praised for speed and accuracy over Qwen, Gemma

A developer is recommending the KAT Coder 2.5 model, highlighting its speed and accuracy improvements over other models like Qwen 3.6 35b and Gemma 4. The developer has shared a GitHub repository detailing their testing methodology and performance comparisons for others to review. They encourage users to try the model themselves, as individual use cases can provide more informative results than benchmarks. AI

IMPACT This model's performance could influence user choices for local LLM deployments.

RANK_REASON User recommendation of a specific model version, not an official release from a frontier lab.

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KAT Coder 2.5 praised for speed and accuracy over Qwen, Gemma

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/The_Paradoxy ·

    KAT Coder 2.5 dev: Do yourself a favor and try it!

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>It is so good! I don't know why there aren't more people talking about it. Fewer tokens, faster and more accurate than Qwen 3.6 35b a3b. On my setup it's nearly as good as 27b, but 5x faster. And it completely trashes the Gemma 4 models. </p> <p>…