Qwen2.5-Coder
Best local coding model for Ollama. Tops HumanEval at 7B-32B scale. Run Q4_K_M on 8GB VRAM for 40+ tokens/sec. The indie self-host meta.
Why it matters
Qwen2.5-Coder is the top local coding model for Ollama. Run with `ollama run qwen2.5-coder:7b-q4_K_M` on 8GB VRAM. Tops HumanEval at the 7B-14B scale. Best for local agentic stacks with Goose.
Specifications
Strengths
- Completely free — run on your own hardware
- Tops HumanEval at 7B-14B scale, punches well above its weight
- Q4_K_M quantization: 95-97% quality at 4-8GB RAM, 40+ tokens/sec
- Pairs with Goose/Aider for a fully local agentic stack
Trade-offs
- Slower than cloud APIs on commodity hardware
- Needs 8GB+ VRAM for good performance
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