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Are we sleeping on BonziBuddy? Runs on 8GB VRAM and is weirdly capable in 2026

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Got BonziBuddy running locally on an 8GB card and expected complete garbage. Instead, it’s actually surprisingly usable. Setup: 8GB VRAM Q4_K_M GGUF 8k context ~30 tok/s Asked it: Explain a major historical event through five lenses: economics, geography, religion, individual personalities, and tec…

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  1. 2026-09-17 22:58 · r/LocalLLM
    Are we sleeping on BonziBuddy? Runs on 8GB VRAM and is weirdly capable in 2026

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