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32 local LLMs tested head-to-head; most show similar performance

A comprehensive head-to-head comparison of 32 local large language models (LLMs) on a fact-extraction corpus revealed that most models performed similarly. The study, which utilized paired bootstrap testing on consumer-grade graphics cards, found that only the top two models showed a discernible difference, with a 35B MoE model narrowly outperforming a dense 27B model from the same family. Notably, the recently released LFM2.5 models performed unexpectedly poorly, scoring lower than much smaller models, suggesting potential issues with the new models or the testing methodology. AI

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RANK_REASON Research paper detailing comparative performance of multiple LLMs. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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32 local LLMs tested head-to-head; most show similar performance

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/KitchenAmoeba4438 ·

    32 total local models tested head to head

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I ran 32 local models head to head on one fact-extraction corpus, 1,001 notes, paired bootstrap on every adjacent pair. Several weeks of compute time, all on consumer grade cards.</p> <p>Most of the field does not separate. Six consecutive steps …