Model benchmarks

Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B local LLM performance

As of September 2026, Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B runs at up to 71.1 tok/s for local inference (best of 2 community benchmark runs across 2 GPUs).

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Model size

35B

Peak speed

71.1 tok/s

Average speed

47.3 tok/s

Avg PP

657.7 tok/s

Min memory

19.1 GB

Max context

140,000 tokens

Avg output / run

36,391 tokens

Avg runtime / run

19m 36s

Avg quality

84.8

Benchmark runs

2

GPUs tested

2

Quality by task

Average LLM-judged quality (0–100) with the run-to-run spread shown as a P5–P95 band, overall and for each benchmark task, across all 2 runs. The low and high columns show how much the judge’s score varies between runs, and need at least two runs to display.

TaskP5 (low)AvgP95 (high)
Overall84.784.884.9
Agent Workflow81.982.182.3
Code Generation77.380.082.7
Role Play & Narrative90.190.390.4
Research & Analysis84.486.889.1

Performance by hardware and tool

Every hardware/tool/quantization combination Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B has been benchmarked on, ranked by peak token generation speed. Last updated September 2026.

HardwareToolQuantBest tok/sAvg tok/sMemoryContextQualityRuns
Apple M4 ProoMLX—71.1 tok/s71.1 tok/s19.1 GB140,000 tokens84.91
AMD Radeon RX 7600 XTLM Studio—23.6 tok/s23.6 tok/sn/a32,768 tokens84.71

Benchmark runs

All 2 Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B runs submitted so far — expand one for its hardware, quality breakdown and per-scenario detail.

Frequently asked questions

Is ornith-1.5-35b-a3b good for coding?
In our benchmarks, ornith-1.5-35b-a3b scores 80.0/100 for coding. It runs at about 47.3 tok/s, so if you want more speed, Tiel-Coder-35B-A3B-MLX-oQ4e is faster (~107.9 tok/s) and still scores well for coding (81.5/100).
Is ornith-1.5-35b-a3b good for agentic (tool-using) tasks?
In our benchmarks, ornith-1.5-35b-a3b scores 82.1/100 for agentic workflows. It runs at about 47.3 tok/s, so if you want more speed, Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-Mini is faster (~88.2 tok/s) and still scores well for agentic workflows (91.3/100).
How fast is Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B for local inference?
Across 2 community benchmark runs, Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B reaches up to 71.1 tok/s and averages 47.3 tok/s, with the fastest results on Apple M4 Pro.
How much memory does Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B need?
The leanest observed configuration used about 19.1 GB of memory.
Which tools have been used to run Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B?
Benchmarks were submitted using LM Studio, oMLX. Results are community-contributed and updated as new runs arrive.