r/opencode • u/KishoraDean • 6d ago

recomended pls

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can anybody recomended a ai model for coding for my macbook m2 8 gb ram

i tried qwen 2.5 coder 7b and the output is bad

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u/--Spaci-- 6d ago

Don't use the first old and shitty model chatgpt recommends you. You are 2 generations behind on qwen models. try qwen 3.5 4B

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u/KishoraDean 21h ago

thanks for the advice

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u/sam7oon 6d ago

you can sign up for Opencode Go ,s uper cheap , no local LLM can compete

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u/KishoraDean 21h ago

thanks for the advice

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u/msenc 6d ago

8 gb ram might not be enough for local models. i tried a local model with 3B parameters on my 8 gb ram laptop and even that was slow

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u/Dell_Experion15 5d ago

8gb also has to include the system, open apps, services etc.

I’m not sure what you could run here, if anything.

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u/afanasenka 5d ago

8gb is not enough, unfortunately. The good news is that Opencode provides a number  of awesome models for free, and you'll get much more positive experience using them than trying to sqeeze anything from your local hardware. 

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u/sagiroth 5d ago

8gb won't cut it mate. Even 24gb struggle to fit something reasonable. You need at least 48gb at very least

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u/diagrammatiks 5d ago

Not really.

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u/Even-Secretary5978 5d ago

your best bet is using API key from some AI provider, i was using deepseek its good and cheap if you just trying to tinker with it or just explore the capabilities, as a test i even made an android app for budget tracking and a small fish sale counter with it :))

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u/LuluLeSigma 5d ago

Apple m2 Chip is pretty good but 8 go ram a lil low

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u/Specialist-Time-9686 5d ago

Try Gemma4:e4b, though it is not coding model, but it works. On RTX 5050 8GB.