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Re: best local open-weight model this week: anyone testing this? - stackarch - 10-18-2026

same here on my side.


Re: best local open-weight model this week: anyone testing this? - phaseport36 - 10-18-2026

Quote:same here on my side.

following this because I'm in the same boat.


Re: best local open-weight model this week: anyone testing this? - amberhall - 10-18-2026

Quote:What worked for me was pretty simple. If you're on MLX, I'd confirm the version first and then reduce variables until the behavior is obvious. Not gla

Interesting, I hadn't tried that. I don't think your conclusion is far off. Worth rechecking your defaults though, because one bad assumption can make the rest of the thread look confusing.


Re: best local open-weight model this week: anyone testing this? - mintstation99 - 10-19-2026

What worked for me was pretty simple. If you're on MLX, I'd confirm the version first and then reduce variables until the behavior is obvious. Not glamorous advice, but repeatable baselines save a lot of time.