Model benchmarks

ornith-1.5:35b-a3b local LLM performance

As of October 2026, ornith-1.5:35b-a3b runs at up to 95.8 tok/s for local inference (best of 5 community benchmark runs across 3 GPUs).

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Model size

35B

Peak speed

95.8 tok/s

Average speed

60.6 tok/s

Avg PP

614.6 tok/s

Min memory

19.1 GB

Max context

262,144 tokens

Avg output / run

19,193 tokens

Avg runtime / run

13m 28s

Avg quality

80.3

Benchmark runs

5

GPUs tested

3

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 5 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)
Overall71.380.385.2
Agent Workflow76.081.488.2
Code Generation59.373.982.7
Role Play & Narrative70.882.390.4
Research & Analysis78.983.788.4

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 October 2026.

HardwareToolQuantBest tok/sAvg tok/sMemoryContextQualityRuns
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XTllama.cpp—95.8 tok/s95.6 tok/s21.4 GB262,144 tokens73.42
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
CPU onlyLM StudioQ4_K_M16.8 tok/s16.8 tok/sn/a65,536 tokens85.31

Benchmark runs

All 5 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 73.9/100 for coding. It runs at about 60.6 tok/s, so if you want more speed, ornith-1.5-35b-a3b-apex-mtp-i-quality is faster (~105.2 tok/s) and still scores well for coding (83.6/100).
Is ornith-1.5-35b-a3b good for agentic (tool-using) tasks?
In our benchmarks, ornith-1.5-35b-a3b scores 81.4/100 for agentic workflows. It runs at about 60.6 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 5 community benchmark runs, ornith-1.5:35b-a3b reaches up to 95.8 tok/s and averages 60.6 tok/s, with the fastest results on AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT.
How much memory does ornith-1.5:35b-a3b need?
The leanest observed configuration used about 19.1 GB of memory (quantizations tested: Q4_K_M).
Which tools have been used to run ornith-1.5:35b-a3b?
Benchmarks were submitted using LM Studio, llama.cpp, oMLX. Results are community-contributed and updated as new runs arrive.