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Is Gemma 4 E4B still the best small model for a local, tool-calling personal assistant? What am I missing?

I run a local assistant on a Mac (MLX via oMLX, 24 GB M5 Pro). It needs to call tools reliably across mail, calendar, notes and files, chain a few calls, and reply in a short, calm voice. It also has to synthesize/extract important information from my messages, emails, and notes. It also has to be…

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  1. 2026-11-01 20:52 · r/LocalLLaMA
    Is Gemma 4 E4B still the best small model for a local, tool-calling personal assistant? What am I missing?

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