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HN · launched May 15, 2026 · 283 upvotes (top 2%) · 0 views
Niche: llm benchmarking tools · 84 launches, 1 in the last 7 days · Explore this niche →
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- Horizontal
- Search & retrieval
- Prosumer
- AI feature
- Commercial product
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Could you build this?
Yes This is an informational tool and directory that aggregates hardware specifications (VRAM, memory bandwidth) and model metadata (quantization, parameter sizes, benchmark scores) to recommend compatible open-source LLMs. A solo developer can vibe-code this frontend and calculation logic using static JSON data or simple scrapers in a couple of days.
Discussion
20 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: llmfit (GitHub project for model selection), Qwen models (3.6-35B-A3B, 3.5-9B alternatives), Mistral 7B, Gemma 2
Concerns raised: Memory bandwidth estimates vary significantly between browsers (40-80GB/s overshoot), Poor accuracy for MoE models (underestimates feasibility), Definition of 'best' is oversimplified and doesn't account for task-specific strengths, LLM benchmarks lack real-world validity and are easily gamed by developers, Missing some recent models (Qwen3 Coder Next)
Feature requests: Pull sliding_window attention config from HuggingFace model configs, Better support for MoE model detection and performance estimation, Task-specific model recommendations instead of generic 'best' ranking, More comprehensive model coverage including latest releases
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 155 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #5 of 156 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 198 days after the earliest competitor.
- Llmspeed · hn · 2026-10-17 · 329 upvotes · similarity 0.68
- Local AI · hn · 2026-02-05 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.58
- Rapid-MLX · hn · 2026-04-18 · 9 upvotes · similarity 0.55
- PocketOrca-LLM · github · 2026-09-14 · 8 upvotes · similarity 0.54
- local-llm-tuning-guide · github · 2026-10-16 · 21 upvotes · similarity 0.53
- local-llms-with-mlx · github · 2026-09-13 · 18 upvotes · similarity 0.51
- local-llm-performance-profile-switcher · github · 2026-10-19 · 20 upvotes · similarity 0.51
- Replacing my OS process scheduler with an LLM · hn · 2025-12-30 · 77 upvotes · similarity 0.48
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