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reviews · on your computer
The best AI you can run on your own computer
The best-scored option that runs on your own machine, so what you type never leaves it. You need a computer with enough memory; each review says how much.
New to this? What the scores and labels mean
- 0 to 100
- Our score for one job, like writing or coding, compared with everything else out today. 100 is the best available today. For AI models we build it from public data, such as Arena's blind votes and Epoch AI's independent tests; apps and tools are scored on our own checklist. The same tool can score differently for different jobs, and where two likely ranges overlap, we call it a tie.
- Our verdict
- Use it: a top choice for most people. Worth trying: good, and worth a go. Depends: good for some people or one kind of job. Wait: too early to tell, or not out for everyone yet. Skip: something else does the job better.
- First look
- Just released. We say what it is and whether to bother, and give it a score once public results exist.
- No score yet
- None of the public sources we use covers it yet, or the only evidence is from a source whose numbers we can't use, so we describe it in words instead.
- Best buy
- Nothing cheaper scores as well for that job.
- Best free
- The best score for that job that costs nothing, through a free plan or by running on your own computer.
- Pay as you go
- No monthly plan: you pay for each use, usually through a developer account.
- Checked
- The day we last confirmed the score and the price against the sources. Prices change often, so check the date.
- AI model
- The engine underneath, like GPT or Claude. You use it through an app or, if you code, directly.
- Open source
- Free to download and run on your own computer, so nothing leaves your machine.
An answer for 3 of 8 jobs. Where nothing we have scored fits, we say so rather than stretch the rule. 100 is the best available today in that job.
Some picks here are made by Anthropic, whose Claude models help draft our reviews. Each pick also names the best option from another maker.
Writing
Nothing we have scored for writing fits yet. See the full ranking.
Research and long documents
Nothing we have scored for research and long documents fits yet. See the full ranking.
Coding
Worth trying Free desktop app for running open coding models privately, now with a local agent; skip it if you need frontier quality.
Clearly better, if you can drop that rule: Claude Opus 5.5 scores 100 against 80 here, for $20 a month. Worth it if this job is most of your work.
From another maker: Ollama (80, free)
Data and spreadsheets
Nothing we have scored for data and spreadsheets fits yet. See the full ranking.
Images
Depends Best scoring image model you can download and run yourself, but its license bars commercial use. Fine for research.
Clearly better, if you can drop that rule: GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst scores 100 against 48 here, for pay as you go. Worth it if this job is most of your work.
Voice and audio
Nothing we have scored for voice and audio fits yet. See the full ranking.
Video
Use it Best value in video: top-rated image to video with sound at about $5 a minute. Weights barred in US, EU, UK.
Clearly better, if you can drop that rule: Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 scores 100 against 84 here, for $4.99 a month. Worth it if this job is most of your work.
Agents
Nothing we have scored for agents fits yet. See the full ranking.