How many B parameters would you say is the cut off for an LLM to be considered useful for coding complex projects

Currently dipping my toes in the LLM world and im starting to notice some differences in accuracy between models mainly related to their parameter size

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2026-11-10 00:32 · r/LocalLLM
How many B parameters would you say is the cut off for an LLM to be considered useful for coding complex projects

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