BestLLMfor
Open-data API of 239 local LLMs, matched to your GPU. Free
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Which open-weight LLM actually runs on your hardware? BestLLMfor ranks 239 local models by VRAM, speed and licence, exposes everything as a free CC BY 4.0 JSON API (no key), and ships an MCP server so your agent can query it directly. Plus 5 free calculators (VRAM, local-vs-API cost, quantization).
PH · launched Sep 9, 2026 · 2 upvotes (top 26%) · 0 views
Niche: llm benchmarking tools · 84 launches, 1 in the last 7 days · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Model & infra
- Developer
- AI-native
- Commercial product
- Open Source
- Developer Tools
- Artificial Intelligence
- GitHub
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Could you build this?
Yes It is a curated dataset and directory of open-weight LLMs with mathematical VRAM/speed calculators, exposed via a simple REST API and an MCP endpoint.
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 186 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #52 of 187 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 305 days after the earliest competitor.
- VRAMGlass · ph · 2026-09-19 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- Mac LLM Calculator · ph · 2026-10-06 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.51
- Run 500B+ Parameter LLMs Locally on a Mac Mini · hn · 2026-03-09 · 17 upvotes · similarity 0.48
- Find the best local LLM for your hardware, ranked by benchmarks · hn · 2026-05-15 · 283 upvotes · similarity 0.48
- APIShare · ph · 2026-10-15 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.47
- Open-source calculator for "will my GPU run this LLM?" · hn · 2026-08-24 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.46
- LocalLLM · hn · 2026-04-23 · 16 upvotes · similarity 0.46
- agent-gpu-calculator · github · 2026-09-24 · 7 upvotes · similarity 0.46
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