Best local LLMs for the NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM

Each list assumes the context that task needs, so a model that fits for chat may rank lower for long documents.

General chat at 8K context

  1. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B Q6_K · 114 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Kolibri 1 (78B-A3.5B) Q5_K_M · 193 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 95Excellent quality (A+) · 95 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nanbeige4.3 33B Q8_0 · 38.5 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GLM-4.7 Flash (30B-A3B) F16 · 105 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Raon-1 mini Preview (30B-A4B) F16 · 85.5 tok/s · Runs great

Coding at 32K context

  1. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B Q6_K · 114 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Kolibri 1 (78B-A3.5B) Q5_K_M · 193 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Raon-1 mini Preview (30B-A4B) F16 · 85.5 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B Q8_0 · 162 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Flint (40B-A2.5B) Q8_0 · 173 tok/s · Runs great

Reasoning at 32K context

  1. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B Q6_K · 114 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Kolibri 1 (78B-A3.5B) Q5_K_M · 193 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Raon-1 mini Preview (30B-A4B) F16 · 85.5 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B Q8_0 · 162 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Flint (40B-A2.5B) Q8_0 · 173 tok/s · Runs great

Documents (RAG) at 32K context

  1. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Kolibri 1 (78B-A3.5B) Q5_K_M · 193 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.6 35B-A3B Q8_0 · 162 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.5 35B-A3B Q8_0 · 162 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B Q8_0 · 162 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 98/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Gemma 4 31B Q8_0 · 40.7 tok/s · Runs great

Agents & tools at 64K context

  1. 94Excellent quality (A+) · 94 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nanbeige4.3 33B Q6_K · 52.4 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B Q6_K · 114 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Kolibri 1 (78B-A3.5B) Q5_K_M · 193 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Raon-1 mini Preview (30B-A4B) F16 · 85.5 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Flint (40B-A2.5B) Q8_0 · 173 tok/s · Runs great

Reverse engineering at 32K context

  1. 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.5 35B-A3B Q8_0 · 162 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 97/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.5 27B Q8_0 · 45.9 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at MXFP4, whatever it runs on. Match score 96/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. gpt-oss 120B MXFP4 · 190 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  4. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 96/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Gemma 4 26B-A4B F16 · 92.2 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 96/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B Q6_K · 114 tok/s · Runs great

Estimates come from published hardware specs and our open formulas, not from running the model on your machine. Real speed varies with runtime, drivers and settings. Numbers marked “Measured” come from a linked benchmark.

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