Qwen3.5 9B runs on a 16GB laptop: 6.2M downloads, Apache 2.0
alex_verem · x · 2026-11-14
Blogger alexverem pitches Qwen3.5 9B as an everyday local open-source chat model: it handles writing, summaries and Q&A, reads images, runs on a 16GB laptop, has 6.2M downloads, and ships under Apache 2.0. His example use case: rewriting an email you'd never paste into a website — local models win on privacy. It's part of his "7 open source models to download this weekend" thread, arguing that a model saved on your own drive stays yours even if open models get restricted.
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