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What’s the best small local model for coding rn? 16GB RAM limit

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Looking for a good local model for coding + terminal stuff. Not really interested in huge context or benchmark scores. My hardware limit is 16GB system RAM . I’m not specifically looking for 4B/8B, if a bigger model fits and runs well, I’m down. But I’d also love to know what the best 4B to 8B or s…

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