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Ornith 1.5 praised for speed and tool-calling capabilities

A user on Reddit shared their positive experience with the Ornith 1.5 language model, noting its speed and effectiveness for tool calling. They found it to be a significant improvement over Qwen 3.8 27B for their rapid testing needs, achieving approximately 130 tokens per second. The user praised Ornith 1.5 as a capable daily driver model. AI

IMPACT Ornith 1.5 shows promise as a fast and capable model for developers, potentially improving tool integration and testing workflows.

RANK_REASON User review of a specific model, not a primary release or significant industry event.

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Ornith 1.5 praised for speed and tool-calling capabilities

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/deathcom65 ·

    Ornith 1.5 is actually pretty good

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>hey guys i recently started using ornith 1.5 to rapidly test some tools im working on since qwen 3.8 27b was too slow for my testing loop.</p> <p>This model is actually really good. im getting around 130 tokens / second with mtp and its very good…