Best models smallest to largest right now.
- Gemma-4-12B
- Qwen3.8-27B
- Laguna-S2.1
- Deepseek-V4-Flash
- Inkling-Small
- MiniMax-M3
- GLM-5.*
- Kimi-K2.7-Code
- Qwen3.8-Max
- Kimi-K3
Spoiled for choice, open weights community is much more exciting than the frontier.
Author @0xSero ranks ten open-weight models from smallest to largest…
Brief
The post by @0xSero lists ten open-weight LLMs ordered smallest-to-largest (starting Gemma-4-12B and ending Kimi-K3) and highlights specific models including Qwen3.8-27B, Deepseek-V4-Flash, GLM-5.*, and Kimi-K2.7-Code. The author concludes the open-weights ecosystem is ‘spoiled for choice’ and more exciting than frontier offerings.
Why it matters
Author @0xSero ranks ten open-weight models from smallest to largest: Gemma-4-12B, Qwen3.8-27B, Laguna-S2.1, Deepseek-V4-Flash, Inkling-Small, MiniMax-M3, GLM-5.*, Kimi-K2.7-Code, Qwen3.8-Max, and Kimi-K3.
Key details
- The post asserts the open-weights community currently offers abundant choice and excitement, claiming it is “much more exciting than the frontier.”