Ollama has these in their library:

- `gemma4:e4b` (`gemma4:12b` could work but e4b works better on my 16GB macbook than any 12b ones)
- `qwen3.5:9b`

optimism

Wanted something really lightweight to play around with for a 16gb machine.

Turns out it was much easier to set up than I had anticipated, so eager to try a few other ones.

And yes, I can feel a world of difference using such an old model as I got used to the proprietary flagship models. Feels almost retro, even though it's only been 2 years.

What open weights models do you use?

Wanted something really lightweight to play around with for a 16gb machine.

Anything heavier you recommend?

Turns out it was much easier to set up than I had anticipated, so eager to try a few other ones.

And yes, I can feel a world of difference using such an old model as I got used to the proprietary flagship models. Feels almost retro, even though it's only been 2 years.