Best local LLMs for the NVIDIA B200

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. Ornith 1.5 122B-A10B Q6_K · 197 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. Qwen3.5 122B-A10B Q6_K · 197 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 95Excellent quality (A+) · 95 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. Qwen3.8 Flash Next (125B-A6B) Q6_K · 223 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  4. 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Step 3.5 Flash (196B-A11B) Q5_K_M · 206 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 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. Step 3.7 Flash (198B-A11B) Q6_K · 191 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)

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. Ornith 1.5 122B-A10B Q6_K · 197 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. Qwen3.5 122B-A10B Q6_K · 197 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 95Excellent quality (A+) · 95 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. Qwen3.8 Flash Next (125B-A6B) Q6_K · 223 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  4. 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Step 3.5 Flash (196B-A11B) Q5_K_M · 206 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 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. Step 3.7 Flash (198B-A11B) Q6_K · 191 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)

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. Ornith 1.5 122B-A10B Q6_K · 197 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. Qwen3.5 122B-A10B Q6_K · 197 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 95Excellent quality (A+) · 95 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. Qwen3.8 Flash Next (125B-A6B) Q6_K · 223 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  4. 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Step 3.5 Flash (196B-A11B) Q5_K_M · 206 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 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. Step 3.7 Flash (198B-A11B) Q6_K · 191 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)

Documents (RAG) 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. Qwen3.5 122B-A10B Q6_K · 197 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 95Excellent quality (A+) · 95 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. Qwen3.8 Flash Next (125B-A6B) Q6_K · 223 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  3. 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Step 3.5 Flash (196B-A11B) Q5_K_M · 206 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 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. Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B Q8_0 · 161 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Inkling Small (276B-A12B) Q4_K_M · 218 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)

Agents & tools at 64K 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. Qwen3.5 122B-A10B Q6_K · 197 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 95Excellent quality (A+) · 95 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. Qwen3.8 Flash Next (125B-A6B) Q6_K · 223 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  3. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 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. Step 3.7 Flash (198B-A11B) Q6_K · 191 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  4. 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Step 3.5 Flash (196B-A11B) Q6_K · 191 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  5. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 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. Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B Q8_0 · 161 tok/s · Runs great

Reverse engineering at 32K context

  1. 85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 98/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Devstral 2 (123B) Q6_K · 54.5 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 97/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.5 35B-A3B F16 · 176 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 97/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B-A12B Q8_0 · 161 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 97/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.8 Flash Next (125B-A6B) Q5_K_M · 236 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 96/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Ornith 1.5 122B-A10B Q8_0 · 172 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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