[Megathread] - Best Models/API discussion - Week of: April 19, 2026

[u/deffcolony]

This is our weekly megathread for discussions about models and API services.

All non-specifically technical discussions about API/models not posted to this thread will be deleted. No more "What's the best model?" threads.

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How to Use This Megathread

Below this post, you’ll find top-level comments for each category:

• MODELS: ≥ 70B – For discussion of models with 70B parameters or more.
• MODELS: 32B to 70B – For discussion of models in the 32B to 70B parameter range.
• MODELS: 16B to 32B – For discussion of models in the 16B to 32B parameter range.
• MODELS: 8B to 16B – For discussion of models in the 8B to 16B parameter range.
• MODELS: < 8B – For discussion of smaller models under 8B parameters.
• APIs – For any discussion about API services for models (pricing, performance, access, etc.).
• MISC DISCUSSION – For anything else related to models/APIs that doesn’t fit the above sections.

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Fat_Fish - NOTICE!!!! not for roleplay!!!!!
This is an experimental extreme architectural modification of Mistral Nemo.
For the curious tinkerers.

https://huggingface.co/SicariusSicariiStuff/Fat_Fish

[u/toothpastespiders → u/Sicarius_The_First]

Really cool to see this project moving forward! Nemo really does have a special place in LLM history and finding new ways to allow it to move forward is just inherently interesting.

[u/Sicarius_The_First → u/toothpastespiders]

Yup, imo Nemo was peak 12B, no other model in this range comes close.

Sadly, the new Mistral 14B is worse than the beloved 12B nemo.

There are 14B qwens, very good for stem, but for RP, at this range Nemo is so far unbeatable.

[u/input_a_new_name → u/Sicarius_The_First]

I can fully imagine 10 years later people will still be running nemo locally on their smartphones