Model benchmarks

ornith-1.5-9b@q6_k local LLM performance

As of September 2026, ornith-1.5-9b@q6_k runs at up to 50.5 tok/s for local inference (best of 3 community benchmark runs across 2 GPUs).

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Model size

9B

Peak speed

50.5 tok/s

Average speed

43.1 tok/s

Avg PP

942.3 tok/s

Min memory

4.4 GB

Max context

262.144 tokens

Avg output / run

24.678 tokens

Avg runtime / run

9m 46s

Avg quality

66.6

Benchmark runs

3

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 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)
Overall63.066.672.7
Agent Workflow23.943.670.0
Code Generation47.554.360.4
Role Play & Narrative76.282.788.4
Research & Analysis84.286.088.1

Performance by hardware and tool

Every hardware/tool/quantization combination ornith-1.5-9b@q6_k has been benchmarked on, ranked by peak token generation speed. Last updated September 2026.

HardwareToolQuantBest tok/sAvg tok/sMemoryContextQualityRuns
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060llama.cppQ6_K50.5 tok/s50.5 tok/s4.4 GB262.144 tokens63.01
AMD Radeon RX 7600 XTLM StudioQ6_K39.8 tok/s39.5 tok/s7.9 GB65.536 tokens68.52

Benchmark runs

All 3 ornith-1.5-9b@q6_k runs submitted so far — expand one for its hardware, quality breakdown and per-scenario detail.

Frequently asked questions

Is ornith-1.5-9b@q6_k good for coding?
In our benchmarks, ornith-1.5-9b@q6_k scores 54.3/100 for coding. It runs at about 43.1 tok/s, so if you want more speed, unsloth/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF:IQ3_S is faster (~104.3 tok/s) and still scores well for coding (83.0/100).
Is ornith-1.5-9b@q6_k good for agentic (tool-using) tasks?
In our benchmarks, ornith-1.5-9b@q6_k scores 43.6/100 for agentic workflows. It runs at about 43.1 tok/s, so if you want more speed, granite-4.2-8b-Q4_K_L is faster (~71.6 tok/s) and still scores well for agentic workflows (92.9/100).
How fast is ornith-1.5-9b@q6_k for local inference?
Across 3 community benchmark runs, ornith-1.5-9b@q6_k reaches up to 50.5 tok/s and averages 43.1 tok/s, with the fastest results on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060.
How much memory does ornith-1.5-9b@q6_k need?
The leanest observed configuration used about 4.4 GB of memory (quantizations tested: Q6_K).
Which tools have been used to run ornith-1.5-9b@q6_k?
Benchmarks were submitted using LM Studio, llama.cpp. Results are community-contributed and updated as new runs arrive.