Best Local Models Under 120B: Are Qwen Series the Only Answer?
Possible_Grocery8079 · reddit · 2026-07-29
A user is seeking recommendations for strong local AI models under 120B parameters for both coding and general tasks. After weeks of research, they concluded that Qwen 3.6 27B (general) and Qwen 3 Coder Next (coding) are the top choices, and are asking the community if there are any better alternatives to the Qwen series in this parameter range.
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