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protoLabsAI/Ornith-1.5-9B-MTP-GGUF:Q8_0 local LLM performance

As of October 2026, protoLabsAI/Ornith-1.5-9B-MTP-GGUF:Q8_0 runs at up to 61.4 tok/s for local inference (best of 2 community benchmark runs across 1 GPU).

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Model size

9B

Peak speed

61.4 tok/s

Average speed

58.0 tok/s

Avg PP

818.7 tok/s

Min memory

11.5 GB

Max context

32,768 tokens

Avg output / run

51,150 tokens

Avg runtime / run

14m 53s

Avg quality

63.5

Benchmark runs

2

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 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)
Overall63.463.563.6
Agent Workflow76.479.783.0
Code Generation0.32.85.2
Role Play & Narrative82.883.283.7
Research & Analysis87.688.489.1

Performance by hardware and tool

Every hardware/tool/quantization combination protoLabsAI/Ornith-1.5-9B-MTP-GGUF:Q8_0 has been benchmarked on, ranked by peak token generation speed. Last updated October 2026.

HardwareToolQuantBest tok/sAvg tok/sMemoryContextQualityRuns
AMD Radeon RX 9070/9070 XT/9070 GREllama.cppQ8_061.4 tok/s58.0 tok/s11.5 GB32,768 tokens63.52

Benchmark runs

All 2 protoLabsAI/Ornith-1.5-9B-MTP-GGUF:Q8_0 runs submitted so far — expand one for its hardware, quality breakdown and per-scenario detail.

Frequently asked questions

Is protoLabsAI/Ornith-1.5-9B-MTP-GGUF:Q8_0 good for coding?
In our benchmarks, protoLabsAI/Ornith-1.5-9B-MTP-GGUF:Q8_0 scores 2.8/100 for coding. It runs at about 58.0 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 protoLabsAI/Ornith-1.5-9B-MTP-GGUF:Q8_0 good for agentic (tool-using) tasks?
In our benchmarks, protoLabsAI/Ornith-1.5-9B-MTP-GGUF:Q8_0 scores 79.7/100 for agentic workflows. It runs at about 58.0 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 protoLabsAI/Ornith-1.5-9B-MTP-GGUF:Q8_0 for local inference?
Across 2 community benchmark runs, protoLabsAI/Ornith-1.5-9B-MTP-GGUF:Q8_0 reaches up to 61.4 tok/s and averages 58.0 tok/s, with the fastest results on AMD Radeon RX 9070/9070 XT/9070 GRE.
How much memory does protoLabsAI/Ornith-1.5-9B-MTP-GGUF:Q8_0 need?
The leanest observed configuration used about 11.5 GB of memory (quantizations tested: Q8_0).
Which tools have been used to run protoLabsAI/Ornith-1.5-9B-MTP-GGUF:Q8_0?
Benchmarks were submitted using llama.cpp. Results are community-contributed and updated as new runs arrive.