Very Few Users Actually Run Local LLMs on 24GB+ VRAM
Ok-Shower7286 · reddit · 2026-08-16
Analysis suggests that despite millions of downloads for models like Qwen 2.5 27B, the number of users actually running them on 24GB+ VRAM hardware is likely under 1,000. The pool of productive developers is even smaller.
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