--- title: "Stop guessing which local AI models fit your hardware — this free tool does it for you" url: https://daily.dev/posts/stop-guessing-which-local-ai-models-fit-your-hardware-this-free-tool-does-it-for-you-g0pvmddqa source_url: https://www.xda-developers.com/open-source-tool-is-the-first-step-before-trying-out-local-ai-llms-llmfit type: article source: "XDA Developers" published: 2026-06-14T17:05:28.329Z updated: 2026-06-14T17:05:50.311Z tags: ["self-hosting", "ollama", "local-ai", "llama-cpp"] reading_time: 5 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Stop guessing which local AI models fit your hardware — this free tool does it for you **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary LLMFit is a free, open-source terminal tool that analyzes your CPU, GPU, RAM, and VRAM to recommend which local LLMs will actually run well on your hardware. It ranks over 250 models by composite score across quality, speed, fit, and context dimensions, and integrates directly with Ollama and llama.cpp so you can launch models without switching apps. Each recommendation includes a workload label (coding, chat, image generation, MoE) to help newcomers pick the right model. Installation on Windows requires just three commands via Scoop. The main caveat is that the model list is somewhat outdated and needs more frequent updates, but it's a solid starting point before committing to large downloads. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [AlexsJones/llmfit: Hundreds of models & providers. One command to find what runs on your hardware.](https://daily.dev/posts/alexsjones-llmfit-hundreds-of-models-providers-one-command-to-find-what-runs-on-your-hardware--rnh6nalwy) · Hacker News · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [GitHub - Andyyyy64/whichllm: Find the local LLM that actually runs — and performs best — on your hardware. Ranked by real, recency-aware benchmarks, not parameter count. One command, run it instantly.](https://daily.dev/posts/github---andyyyy64-whichllm-find-the-local-llm-that-actually-runs-and-performs-best-on-your-har-aybfrougx) · Hacker News · 3 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#self-hosting](https://daily.dev/tags/self-hosting), [#ollama](https://daily.dev/tags/ollama), [#local-ai](https://daily.dev/tags/local-ai), [#llama-cpp](https://daily.dev/tags/llama-cpp) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/stop-guessing-which-local-ai-models-fit-your-hardware-this-free-tool-does-it-for-you-g0pvmddqa)