Best local LLMs for the Arduino UNO Q (2 GB)

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. 2Basic quality (D) · 2 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 61/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Falcon-H1 Tiny 90M Instruct Q3_K_M · 42.3 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 2Basic quality (D) · 2 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 60/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. SmolLM2 135M Instruct Q2_K · 37.2 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 1Basic quality (D) · 1 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 60/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. SmolLM 135M Instruct Q2_K · 37.2 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 7Basic quality (D) · 7 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 59/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. LFM2.5 230M Q2_K · 21.0 tok/s · Runs well
  5. 9Basic quality (D) · 9 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 58/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. LFM2.5 350M Q2_K · 13.8 tok/s · Runs well

Coding at 32K context

  1. 2Basic quality (D) · 2 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 55/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. SmolLM2 135M Instruct Q2_K · 37.2 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 2Basic quality (D) · 2 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 55/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Falcon-H1 Tiny 90M Instruct Q3_K_M · 42.3 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  3. 1Basic quality (D) · 1 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 55/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. SmolLM 135M Instruct Q2_K · 37.2 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 7Basic quality (D) · 7 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 53/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. LFM2.5 230M Q2_K · 21.0 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  5. 8Basic quality (D) · 8 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 52/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Granite 4.0 H 350M Q2_K · 14.2 tok/s · Runs well

Reasoning at 32K context

  1. 2Basic quality (D) · 2 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 55/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. SmolLM2 135M Instruct Q2_K · 37.2 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 2Basic quality (D) · 2 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 55/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Falcon-H1 Tiny 90M Instruct Q3_K_M · 42.3 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  3. 1Basic quality (D) · 1 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 55/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. SmolLM 135M Instruct Q2_K · 37.2 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 7Basic quality (D) · 7 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 53/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. LFM2.5 230M Q2_K · 21.0 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  5. 8Basic quality (D) · 8 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 52/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Granite 4.0 H 350M Q2_K · 14.2 tok/s · Runs well

Documents (RAG) at 32K context

  1. 2Basic quality (D) · 2 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 60/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Falcon-H1 Tiny 90M Instruct Q3_K_M · 42.3 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  2. 4Basic quality (D) · 4 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 56/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Gemma 3 270M Q2_K · 17.9 tok/s · Runs well
  3. 2Basic quality (D) · 2 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 55/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. SmolLM2 135M Instruct Q2_K · 37.2 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 1Basic quality (D) · 1 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 55/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. SmolLM 135M Instruct Q2_K · 37.2 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 7Basic quality (D) · 7 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 53/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. LFM2.5 230M Q2_K · 21.0 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)

Agents & tools at 64K context

  1. 2Basic quality (D) · 2 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 55/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. SmolLM2 135M Instruct Q2_K · 37.2 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 1Basic quality (D) · 1 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 55/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. SmolLM 135M Instruct Q2_K · 37.2 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 8Basic quality (D) · 8 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 52/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Granite 4.0 H 350M Q2_K · 14.2 tok/s · Runs well
  4. 4Basic quality (D) · 4 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 52/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. SmolVLM 256M Instruct Q2_K · 18.6 tok/s · Runs well
  5. 4Basic quality (D) · 4 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 51/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Gemma 3 270M Q2_K · 17.9 tok/s · Runs well

Reverse engineering at 32K context

  1. 2Basic quality (D) · 2 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 55/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. SmolLM2 135M Instruct Q2_K · 37.2 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 2Basic quality (D) · 2 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 55/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Falcon-H1 Tiny 90M Instruct Q3_K_M · 42.3 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  3. 1Basic quality (D) · 1 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 55/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. SmolLM 135M Instruct Q2_K · 37.2 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 7Basic quality (D) · 7 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 53/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. LFM2.5 230M Q2_K · 21.0 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  5. 8Basic quality (D) · 8 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 52/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Granite 4.0 H 350M Q2_K · 14.2 tok/s · Runs well

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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