{"slug": "ask-hn-best-local-llm-under-2b-paramater-and-consuming-ram-less-than-3gb", "title": "Ask HN: Best local LLM under 2B paramater and consuming RAM less than 3gb", "summary": "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.", "body_md": "Hacker News\nnew\n|\npast\n|\ncomments\n|\nask\n|\nshow\n|\njobs\n|\nsubmit\nlogin\nAsk HN: Best local LLM under 2B paramater and consuming RAM less than 3gb\n1 point\nby\nadithyaharish\n1 minute ago\n|\nhide\n|\npast\n|\nfavorite\n|\ndiscuss\nFor 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?\nhelp\nGuidelines\n|\nFAQ\n|\nLists\n|\nAPI\n|\nSecurity\n|\nLegal\n|\nApply to YC\n|\nContact\nSearch:", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-best-local-llm-under-2b-paramater-and-consuming-ram-less-than-3gb", "canonical_source": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48708262", "published_at": "2026-06-28 15:32:28+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-28 15:35:23.461715+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["large-language-models", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Hacker News"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-best-local-llm-under-2b-paramater-and-consuming-ram-less-than-3gb", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-best-local-llm-under-2b-paramater-and-consuming-ram-less-than-3gb.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-best-local-llm-under-2b-paramater-and-consuming-ram-less-than-3gb.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-best-local-llm-under-2b-paramater-and-consuming-ram-less-than-3gb.jsonld"}}