Model benchmarks

Qwen3.6-40B-Claude-4.6-Opus-Deckard-Heretic-Uncensored-Thinking-8bit local LLM performance

As of August 2026, Qwen3.6-40B-Claude-4.6-Opus-Deckard-Heretic-Uncensored-Thinking-8bit runs at up to 12.0 tok/s for local inference (best of 2 community benchmark runs across 1 GPU).

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Model size

40B

Peak speed

12.0 tok/s

Average speed

10.1 tok/s

Min memory

40.3 GB

Max context

65,536 tokens

Avg runtime / run

24m 43s

Avg quality

75.1

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)
Overall73.975.176.3
Agent Workflow71.973.274.4
Code Generation69.671.372.9
Role Play & Narrative78.180.081.9
Research & Analysis72.276.180.0

Performance by hardware and tool

Every hardware/tool/quantization combination Qwen3.6-40B-Claude-4.6-Opus-Deckard-Heretic-Uncensored-Thinking-8bit has been benchmarked on, ranked by peak token generation speed. Last updated August 2026.

HardwareToolQuantBest tok/sAvg tok/sMemoryContextQualityRuns
Apple M5 MaxoMLX—12.0 tok/s10.1 tok/s40.3 GB65,536 tokens75.12

Benchmark runs

All 2 Qwen3.6-40B-Claude-4.6-Opus-Deckard-Heretic-Uncensored-Thinking-8bit runs submitted so far — expand one for its hardware, quality breakdown and per-scenario detail.

Frequently asked questions

Is Qwen3.6-40B-Claude-4.6-Opus-Deckard-Heretic-Uncensored-Thinking-8bit good for coding?
In our benchmarks, Qwen3.6-40B-Claude-4.6-Opus-Deckard-Heretic-Uncensored-Thinking-8bit scores 71.3/100 for coding. It runs at about 10.1 tok/s, so if you want more speed, IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V2.1-GGUF:1 is faster (~25.7 tok/s) and still scores well for coding (85.0/100).
Is Qwen3.6-40B-Claude-4.6-Opus-Deckard-Heretic-Uncensored-Thinking-8bit good for agentic (tool-using) tasks?
In our benchmarks, Qwen3.6-40B-Claude-4.6-Opus-Deckard-Heretic-Uncensored-Thinking-8bit scores 73.2/100 for agentic workflows. It runs at about 10.1 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 Qwen3.6-40B-Claude-4.6-Opus-Deckard-Heretic-Uncensored-Thinking-8bit for local inference?
Across 2 community benchmark runs, Qwen3.6-40B-Claude-4.6-Opus-Deckard-Heretic-Uncensored-Thinking-8bit reaches up to 12.0 tok/s and averages 10.1 tok/s, with the fastest results on Apple M5 Max.
How much memory does Qwen3.6-40B-Claude-4.6-Opus-Deckard-Heretic-Uncensored-Thinking-8bit need?
The leanest observed configuration used about 40.3 GB of memory.
Which tools have been used to run Qwen3.6-40B-Claude-4.6-Opus-Deckard-Heretic-Uncensored-Thinking-8bit?
Benchmarks were submitted using oMLX. Results are community-contributed and updated as new runs arrive.