What is the best local llm right now?

DeepSeek V4 Pro is the current #1 on this list. Rankings move when daily ingest updates SWE-bench, Elo, price, or latency.

How is this list ranked?

Highest reasoning signal among models you can self-host or buy as open weights. Weights: Elo 30%, LiveBench 30%, GPQA 25%, Out $ 15%.

Is preference Elo the only score?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. This list uses a named Stack Engine mix — Elo is only one input when the job is “best chatbot,” not when the job is “cheapest coding agent.”

Why should I trust this over a tweet?

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Best local / open-weight LLM in 2026

Open-weight rows you can self-host. Not a laptop VRAM guide — check the license and your box.

Weights:Elo 30%LiveBench 30%GPQA 25%Out $ 15%

Current #1 Ranked PickScore 73.9 / 100

DeepSeek V4 Pro

DeepSeek · Open weights

Elo: 1,536 (Top 22%)LiveBench: 70.1% (Top 17%)GPQA: 84% (Top 18%)Out $: $3.96/1M (Top 66%)

SWE-bench: 71.6%Elo: 1,536

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Models ranked by verified benchmark weights across SWE-bench and coding preference evaluations.

#1DeepSeek V4 Pro(DeepSeek)

Score 73.9

Elo: 1,536 (Top22%)LiveBench: 70.1% (Top17%)GPQA: 84% (Top18%)Out $: $3.96/1M (Top66%)

🏆 #1 Overall Leader in Category

#2DeepSeek V4 Flash(DeepSeek)

Score 70.4

Elo: 1,490 (Top38%)LiveBench: 67.8% (Top28%)GPQA: 81.6% (Top29%)Out $: $0.28/1M (Top17%)

Rank #2vs #1

#3Qwen QwQ 32B(Alibaba)

Score 70.0

Elo: 1,495 (Top33%)LiveBench: 68% (Top27%)GPQA: 83.2% (Top23%)Out $: $1.2/1M (Top42%)

Rank #3vs #1

#4GLM-5.2(Zhipu)

Score 58.0

Elo: 1,492 (Top35%)LiveBench: 65.2% (Top40%)GPQA: 79.5% (Top39%)Out $: $3.74/1M (Top65%)

Rank #4vs #1

#5MiniMax M2.5(MiniMax)

Score 53.5

Elo: 1,478 (Top42%)LiveBench: 64.4% (Top47%)GPQA: 76.2% (Top58%)Out $: $0.9/1M (Top35%)

Rank #5vs #1

#6Llama 4 Maverick(Meta)

Score 46.9

Elo: 1,468 (Top49%)LiveBench: 62.8% (Top58%)GPQA: 74.6% (Top64%)Out $: $0.8/1M (Top33%)

Rank #6vs #1

#7Qwen3 235B(Alibaba)

Score 45.5

Elo: 1,440 (Top60%)LiveBench: 63.5% (Top54%)GPQA: 76.8% (Top51%)Out $: $1.82/1M (Top50%)

Rank #7vs #1

#8Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B(Alibaba)

Score 45.1

Elo: 1,425 (Top65%)LiveBench: 64.8% (Top44%)GPQA: 74% (Top70%)Out $: $0.72/1M (Top31%)

Rank #8vs #1

#9DeepSeek R1(DeepSeek)

Score 35.8

Elo: 1,358 (Top80%)LiveBench: 59% (Top74%)GPQA: 79.8% (Top36%)Out $: $2.5/1M (Top60%)

Rank #9vs #1

#10Llama 4 Scout(Meta)

Score 34.7

Elo: 1,412 (Top69%)LiveBench: 59.6% (Top73%)GPQA: 71.2% (Top80%)Out $: $0.3/1M (Top18%)

Rank #10vs #1

#11Llama 3.1 405B(Meta)

Score 32.8

Elo: 1,370 (Top74%)LiveBench: 61.2% (Top65%)GPQA: 75.2% (Top63%)Out $: $3.5/1M (Top65%)

Rank #11vs #1

#12DeepSeek Coder V2(DeepSeek)

Score 31.6

Elo: 1,365 (Top76%)LiveBench: 58.6% (Top76%)GPQA: 70.2% (Top81%)Out $: $0.28/1M (Top17%)

Rank #12vs #1

Frequently asked questions

Plain-English methodology and leaderboard answers

: DeepSeek V4 Pro is the current #1 on this list. Rankings move when daily ingest updates SWE-bench, Elo, price, or latency.

What is preference Elo? · How rankings update

Search Intent · best local llm

Best local / open-weight LLM in 2026

Open-weight rows you can self-host. Not a laptop VRAM guide — check the license and your box.

Weights:Elo 30%LiveBench 30%GPQA 25%Out $ 15%

Current #1 Ranked PickScore 73.9 / 100

DeepSeek V4 Pro

DeepSeek · Open weights

Elo: 1,536 (Top 22%)LiveBench: 70.1% (Top 17%)GPQA: 84% (Top 18%)Out $: $3.96/1M (Top 66%)

SWE-bench: 71.6%Elo: 1,536

View full model fact sheet

Complete Ranked Category List

Models ranked by verified benchmark weights across SWE-bench and coding preference evaluations.

#1DeepSeek V4 Pro(DeepSeek)

Score 73.9

Elo: 1,536 (Top22%)LiveBench: 70.1% (Top17%)GPQA: 84% (Top18%)Out $: $3.96/1M (Top66%)

🏆 #1 Overall Leader in Category

#2DeepSeek V4 Flash(DeepSeek)

Score 70.4

Elo: 1,490 (Top38%)LiveBench: 67.8% (Top28%)GPQA: 81.6% (Top29%)Out $: $0.28/1M (Top17%)

Rank #2vs #1

#3Qwen QwQ 32B(Alibaba)

Score 70.0

Elo: 1,495 (Top33%)LiveBench: 68% (Top27%)GPQA: 83.2% (Top23%)Out $: $1.2/1M (Top42%)

Rank #3vs #1

#4GLM-5.2(Zhipu)

Score 58.0

Elo: 1,492 (Top35%)LiveBench: 65.2% (Top40%)GPQA: 79.5% (Top39%)Out $: $3.74/1M (Top65%)

Rank #4vs #1

#5MiniMax M2.5(MiniMax)

Score 53.5

Elo: 1,478 (Top42%)LiveBench: 64.4% (Top47%)GPQA: 76.2% (Top58%)Out $: $0.9/1M (Top35%)

Rank #5vs #1

#6Llama 4 Maverick(Meta)

Score 46.9

Elo: 1,468 (Top49%)LiveBench: 62.8% (Top58%)GPQA: 74.6% (Top64%)Out $: $0.8/1M (Top33%)

Rank #6vs #1

#7Qwen3 235B(Alibaba)

Score 45.5

Elo: 1,440 (Top60%)LiveBench: 63.5% (Top54%)GPQA: 76.8% (Top51%)Out $: $1.82/1M (Top50%)

Rank #7vs #1

#8Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B(Alibaba)

Score 45.1

Elo: 1,425 (Top65%)LiveBench: 64.8% (Top44%)GPQA: 74% (Top70%)Out $: $0.72/1M (Top31%)

Rank #8vs #1

#9DeepSeek R1(DeepSeek)

Score 35.8

Elo: 1,358 (Top80%)LiveBench: 59% (Top74%)GPQA: 79.8% (Top36%)Out $: $2.5/1M (Top60%)

Rank #9vs #1

#10Llama 4 Scout(Meta)

Score 34.7

Elo: 1,412 (Top69%)LiveBench: 59.6% (Top73%)GPQA: 71.2% (Top80%)Out $: $0.3/1M (Top18%)

Rank #10vs #1

#11Llama 3.1 405B(Meta)

Score 32.8

Elo: 1,370 (Top74%)LiveBench: 61.2% (Top65%)GPQA: 75.2% (Top63%)Out $: $3.5/1M (Top65%)

Rank #11vs #1

#12DeepSeek Coder V2(DeepSeek)

Score 31.6

Elo: 1,365 (Top76%)LiveBench: 58.6% (Top76%)GPQA: 70.2% (Top81%)Out $: $0.28/1M (Top17%)

Rank #12vs #1

Frequently asked questions

Plain-English methodology and leaderboard answers

: DeepSeek V4 Pro is the current #1 on this list. Rankings move when daily ingest updates SWE-bench, Elo, price, or latency.

What is preference Elo? · How rankings update