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ornith-ai/Ornith-1.5-9B-GGUF:Q4_K_M local LLM performance

As of October 2026, ornith-ai/Ornith-1.5-9B-GGUF:Q4_K_M runs at up to 75.7 tok/s for local inference (best of 3 community benchmark runs across 1 GPU).

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Model size

9B

Peak speed

75.7 tok/s

Average speed

75.2 tok/s

Avg PP

981.2 tok/s

Min memory

9.8 GB

Max context

131,072 tokens

Avg output / run

79,496 tokens

Avg runtime / run

18m 59s

Avg quality

68.7

Benchmark runs

3

GPUs tested

1

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 3 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)
Overall63.168.777.5
Agent Workflow14.139.776.1
Code Generation65.168.772.1
Role Play & Narrative82.786.589.2
Research & Analysis77.480.182.8

Performance by hardware and tool

Every hardware/tool/quantization combination ornith-ai/Ornith-1.5-9B-GGUF:Q4_K_M has been benchmarked on, ranked by peak token generation speed. Last updated October 2026.

HardwareToolQuantBest tok/sAvg tok/sMemoryContextQualityRuns
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070llama.cppQ4_K_M75.7 tok/s75.2 tok/s9.8 GB131,072 tokens68.73

Benchmark runs

All 3 ornith-ai/Ornith-1.5-9B-GGUF:Q4_K_M runs submitted so far — expand one for its hardware, quality breakdown and per-scenario detail.

Frequently asked questions

Is ornith-ai/Ornith-1.5-9B-GGUF:Q4_K_M good for coding?
In our benchmarks, ornith-ai/Ornith-1.5-9B-GGUF:Q4_K_M scores 68.7/100 for coding. It runs at about 75.2 tok/s, so if you want more speed, Nex-N2.5-mini-IQ3_XXS is faster (~91.4 tok/s) and still scores well for coding (81.6/100).
Is ornith-ai/Ornith-1.5-9B-GGUF:Q4_K_M good for agentic (tool-using) tasks?
In our benchmarks, ornith-ai/Ornith-1.5-9B-GGUF:Q4_K_M scores 39.7/100 for agentic workflows. It runs at about 75.2 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-ai/Ornith-1.5-9B-GGUF:Q4_K_M for local inference?
Across 3 community benchmark runs, ornith-ai/Ornith-1.5-9B-GGUF:Q4_K_M reaches up to 75.7 tok/s and averages 75.2 tok/s, with the fastest results on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070.
How much memory does ornith-ai/Ornith-1.5-9B-GGUF:Q4_K_M need?
The leanest observed configuration used about 9.8 GB of memory (quantizations tested: Q4_K_M).
Which tools have been used to run ornith-ai/Ornith-1.5-9B-GGUF:Q4_K_M?
Benchmarks were submitted using llama.cpp. Results are community-contributed and updated as new runs arrive.