# The 10 Best Open-Source Coding LLMs Right Now (and Which Ones You Can Actually Run) > Source: > Published: 2026-08-03 15:01:02+00:00 Member-only story # The 10 Best Open-Source Coding LLMs Right Now (and Which Ones You Can Actually Run) ## The best one needs a server. The one that runs on your own GPU is closer than you think. Read the article for free [.]here Open-source coding models caught the frontier in 2026. DeepSeek V4 Pro recently hit a reported 80.6% on the SWE-bench Verified benchmark, sitting right next to the most expensive closed source models in the world. But here is the catch. The single best open coding model right now needs a server rack you do not have. The one that runs on a single 24GB graphics card is a different model entirely, and it is closer to the top than it has any right to be. The question is not which model is best overall. The question is which model is best that you can run for the kind of coding you actually do. Here are the 10 worth knowing. One will fit your machine. A different one will fit your wallet. ## How to Pick Your Model You need to answer two questions before you look at a leaderboard.