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Ask HN: Best local LLM under 2B paramater and consuming RAM less than 3gb

A Hacker News user asked for recommendations for a local LLM under 2 billion parameters that consumes less than 3GB of RAM, seeking models suitable for a local project with limited resources.

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Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login Ask HN: Best local LLM under 2B paramater and consuming RAM less than 3gb 1 point by adithyaharish 1 minute ago | hide | past | favorite | discuss For my local project, I have been finding a good LLM or a SLM that consumes less than 2gb ram, can you get me any models that would aid me? help Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact Search:

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