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Hardware-matched rankings, use-case verdicts, and break-even analysis. Updated monthly.
Use case
CODING
Best LLM for Coding 2026
Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs GPT-5.2 vs Qwen3-Coder. SWE-bench, LiveCodeBench, Aider, with prices.
WRITING
Best LLM for Writing 2026
Long-form, creative fiction, structured content. EQ-Bench scores and voice fidelity tests.
Hardware-matched
NVIDIA · 24 GB
Best local LLM for RTX 4090
Top picks at Q4_K_M / Q5_K_M with measured tokens/sec on a 24 GB GPU.
NVIDIA · 32 GB
Best local LLM for RTX 5090
Flagship-tier rankings. 32 GB VRAM unlocks 70B Q5 and beyond.
VRAM · 16 GB
Best local LLM for 16GB VRAM
Sweet spot rankings for RTX 5070 Ti / 5080 / 4070 Ti Super and similar.
More coming
New guides every week
The editorial pipeline ships 2-3 new guides per week. Next up: RAG, translation, Mac Silicon (M3/M4), GDPR-compliant deployments, and break-even analysis per use case. In the meantime, the full catalog and the best-for rankings are already live.