Best local LLMs for the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 4GB (4 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. 53Fair quality (C) · 53 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. LFM3 1.7B Q4_K_M · 36.2 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 50Fair quality (C) · 50 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniCPM5 2B Q3_K_M · 32.1 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  3. 47Fair quality (C) · 47 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. LFM3-VL 2B Q4_K_M · 32.6 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  4. 38Basic quality (D) · 38 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B Q4_K_M · 40.4 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 35Basic quality (D) · 35 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 76/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniCPM5 1B Q6_K · 40.2 tok/s · Runs great

Coding at 32K context

  1. 53Fair quality (C) · 53 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. LFM3 1.7B Q4_K_M · 36.2 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  2. 34Basic quality (D) · 34 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 74/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniCPM5 1B Q5_K_M · 47.9 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  3. 47Fair quality (C) · 47 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 73/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. LFM3-VL 2B Q4_K_M · 32.6 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  4. 39Basic quality (D) · 39 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 72/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniCPM-OCR 1.0 1.3B Q4_K_M · 48.2 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 39Basic quality (D) · 39 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 72/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. PaddleOCR-VL 1.6 0.9B Q4_K_M · 65.2 tok/s · Runs great

Reasoning at 32K context

  1. 53Fair quality (C) · 53 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. LFM3 1.7B Q4_K_M · 36.2 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  2. 34Basic quality (D) · 34 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 74/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniCPM5 1B Q5_K_M · 47.9 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  3. 47Fair quality (C) · 47 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 73/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. LFM3-VL 2B Q4_K_M · 32.6 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  4. 39Basic quality (D) · 39 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 72/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniCPM-OCR 1.0 1.3B Q4_K_M · 48.2 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 39Basic quality (D) · 39 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 72/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. PaddleOCR-VL 1.6 0.9B Q4_K_M · 65.2 tok/s · Runs great

Documents (RAG) at 32K context

  1. 53Fair quality (C) · 53 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. LFM3 1.7B Q4_K_M · 36.2 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  2. 47Fair quality (C) · 47 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. LFM3-VL 2B Q4_K_M · 32.6 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  3. 39Basic quality (D) · 39 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniCPM-OCR 1.0 1.3B Q4_K_M · 48.2 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 39Basic quality (D) · 39 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. PaddleOCR-VL 1.6 0.9B Q4_K_M · 65.2 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 38Basic quality (D) · 38 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 76/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B Q4_K_M · 40.4 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)

Agents & tools at 64K context

  1. 39Basic quality (D) · 39 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 76/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. LFM3 1.7B Q2_K · 59.4 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  2. 39Basic quality (D) · 39 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 71/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniCPM-OCR 1.0 1.3B Q4_K_M · 48.2 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  3. 28Basic quality (D) · 28 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 71/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. TMax 2B Q2_K · 54.7 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  4. 35Basic quality (D) · 35 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 69/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. LFM3-VL 2B Q2_K · 53.6 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  5. 33Basic quality (D) · 33 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 69/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B Q3_K_M · 52.2 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)

Reverse engineering at 32K context

  1. 53Fair quality (C) · 53 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. LFM3 1.7B Q4_K_M · 36.2 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  2. 47Fair quality (C) · 47 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 73/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. LFM3-VL 2B Q4_K_M · 32.6 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
  3. 39Basic quality (D) · 39 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 72/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniCPM-OCR 1.0 1.3B Q4_K_M · 48.2 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 39Basic quality (D) · 39 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 72/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. PaddleOCR-VL 1.6 0.9B Q4_K_M · 65.2 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 38Basic quality (D) · 38 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 71/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B Q4_K_M · 40.4 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)

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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