Best local AI models for 96GB VRAM
Ranked by what actually fits at 32K context, computed from real file bytes.
A 96GB card gives you about 89.28 GiB to work with after driver overhead. 190 indexed models fit at 32K context — the largest being MiniMax-M3 at 427B parameters in IQ1_S.
From the file· fit from summed bytesFrom the file· KV per layer
Fits in 96GB at 32K context
largest quantization that fits, per model
| Model | Modality | Best quant | Params○ | Total◐ | Headroom◐ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.6-35B-A3BMoE | vision + language | BF16 | 36.0B | 67.61 GiB | 21.67 GiB |
| Qwen3.6-27B-Fable-Fusion-711-Uncensored-Heretic-NM-DAU-MTP | vision + language | IQ4_XS | 27.8B | 63.92 GiB | 25.36 GiB |
| Qwen3.5-9B | vision + language | BF16 | 9.7B | 18.98 GiB | 70.30 GiB |
| gemma-4-26B-A4B-itMoE | vision + language | BF16 | 26.5B | 50.98 GiB | 38.30 GiB |
| gemma-4-12B-it | vision + language | BF16 | 12.0B | 25.51 GiB | 63.77 GiB |
| Qwen3.5-4B | vision + language | BF16 | 4.7B | 9.88 GiB | 79.40 GiB |
| Qwythos-9B-Claude-Mythos-5-1M | vision + language | BF16 | 9.4B | 35.67 GiB | 53.61 GiB |
| gemma-4-31B-it | vision + language | BF16 | 31.3B | 64.25 GiB | 25.03 GiB |
| Muse-Glimmer-30B | vision + language | BF16 | 29.8B | 53.28 GiB | 36.00 GiB |
| gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-qat-q4_0-unquantizedMoE | vision + language | Q4_0 | 26.5B | 15.78 GiB | 73.50 GiB |
| Qwen3.5-122B-A10BMoE | vision + language | UD-Q5_K_M | 125B | 88.79 GiB | 0.49 GiB |
| Qwen3.5-0.8B | vision + language | BF16 | 873M | 2.60 GiB | 86.68 GiB |
| gemma-4-E2B-it | vision + language | BF16 | 5.1B | 9.71 GiB | 79.57 GiB |
| gemma-4-31B-it-qat-q4_0-unquantized | vision + language | Q4_0 | 32.7B | 23.49 GiB | 65.79 GiB |
| gemma-4-E4B-it-qat-q4_0-unquantized | vision + language | Q4_0 | 7.9B | 6.12 GiB | 83.16 GiB |
| Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-InstructMoE | vision + language | BF16 | 31.1B | 60.69 GiB | 28.59 GiB |
| Qwopus3.6-35B-A3B-v1MoE | vision + language | F16 | 36.0B | 67.61 GiB | 21.67 GiB |
| Qwen3.5-9B-The-Defiant-Fable-Uncensored-Heretic-NEO-IMATRIX-MAX-MTP | vision + language | Q8_0 | 9.7B | 21.60 GiB | 67.68 GiB |
| Qwen3.5-35B-A3BMoE | vision + language | BF16 | 36.0B | 67.61 GiB | 21.67 GiB |
| Qwythos-9B-v2 | vision + language | BF16 | 9.7B | 35.67 GiB | 53.61 GiB |
| ThinkingCap-Qwen3.6-27B | vision + language | F16 | 27.4B | 53.77 GiB | 35.51 GiB |
| Qwopus3.6-27B-Coder | vision + language | Q8_0 | 27.8B | 29.92 GiB | 59.36 GiB |
| Qwen3-VL-4B-Instruct | vision + language | BF16 | 4.4B | 12.81 GiB | 76.47 GiB |
| Qwen3.6-40B-Claude-4.6-Opus-Deckard-Heretic-Uncensored-Thinking | vision + language | Q8_0 | 39.5B | 43.77 GiB | 45.51 GiB |
| Qwen2.5-VL-7B-Instruct | vision + language | BF16 | 8.3B | 16.80 GiB | 72.48 GiB |
| Qwen3-VL-2B-Instruct | vision + language | BF16 | 2.1B | 7.50 GiB | 81.78 GiB |
| Qwen3.5-27B | vision + language | BF16 | 27.8B | 53.77 GiB | 35.51 GiB |
| gemma-3-12b-it | vision + language | BF16 | 12.2B | 25.24 GiB | 64.04 GiB |
| Qwen3.5-2B | vision + language | BF16 | 2.3B | 4.80 GiB | 84.48 GiB |
| Qwen3.6-27B-Heretic2-Uncensored-Finetune-Thinking | vision + language | Q8_0 | 27.4B | 30.68 GiB | 58.60 GiB |
| Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Claude-4.7-Opus-Reasoning-DistilledMoE | vision + language | F16 | 36.0B | 67.61 GiB | 21.67 GiB |
| Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-uncensored-heretic-Native-MTP-PreservedMoE | vision + language | BF16 | 35.1B | 67.62 GiB | 21.66 GiB |
| Qwen3.5-9B | vision + language | Q8_0 | 9.7B | 10.95 GiB | 78.33 GiB |
| Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-uncensored-hereticMoE | vision + language | BF16 | 35.1B | 66.04 GiB | 23.24 GiB |
| gemma-4-31B-it-uncensored-heretic | vision + language | BF16 | 31.3B | 64.25 GiB | 25.03 GiB |
| Step-3.7-Flash | vision + language | UD-IQ3_S | 201B | 88.39 GiB | 0.89 GiB |
| Qwopus3.6-27B-v2 | vision + language | Q8_0 | 27.8B | 29.92 GiB | 59.36 GiB |
| Qwen3.6-27B-uncensored-heretic-v2-Native-MTP-Preserved | vision + language | BF16 | 27.4B | 53.77 GiB | 35.51 GiB |
| Qwopus3.5-122B-A10B-Kimi-K2.6-destill-healed-abliteratedMoE | vision + language | Q5_K_M | 123B | 84.19 GiB | 5.09 GiB |
| Mistral-Small-3.2-24B-Instruct-2506 | vision + language | BF16 | 24.0B | 49.83 GiB | 39.45 GiB |
| LFM2.5-VL-1.6B | vision + language | BF16 | 1.6B | 3.37 GiB | 85.91 GiB |
| gemma-4-E4B-it-ultra-uncensored-heretic | vision + language | BF16 | 8.0B | 15.34 GiB | 73.94 GiB |
| Unlimited-OCRMoE | vision + language | BF16 | 3.3B | 8.14 GiB | 81.14 GiB |
| diffusiongemma-26B-A4B-itMoE | vision + language | BF16 | 25.8B | 49.40 GiB | 39.88 GiB |
| Qwen3.5-397B-A17BMoE | vision + language | IQ1_S | 403B | 84.43 GiB | 4.85 GiB |
| Ornith-1.0-397BMoE | vision + language | IQ1_M | 397B | 86.88 GiB | 2.40 GiB |
| Qwopus3.5-9B-v3.5 | vision + language | BF16 | 9.7B | 18.53 GiB | 70.75 GiB |
| Qwen3.6-27B-uncensored-heretic-v2 | vision + language | BF16 | 27.4B | 52.98 GiB | 36.30 GiB |
| Tess-4-27B | vision + language | BF16 | 27.8B | 53.77 GiB | 35.51 GiB |
| Qwen3.5-9B-GLM5.1-Distill-v1 | vision + language | Q8_0 | 9.7B | 17.56 GiB | 71.72 GiB |
| Qwable-9B-Claude-Fable-5 | vision + language | F16 | 9.4B | 18.53 GiB | 70.75 GiB |
| Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-InstructMoE | vision + language | Q5_K_L | 109B | 80.70 GiB | 8.58 GiB |
| Qwen3-VL-32B-Instruct | vision + language | BF16 | 33.4B | 69.92 GiB | 19.36 GiB |
| UI-TARS-72B-DPO | vision + language | Q8_0 | 73.4B | 82.89 GiB | 6.39 GiB |
| Qwen3.5-9B-Claude-4.6-OS-Auto-Variable-HERETIC-UNCENSORED-THINKING | vision + language | BF16 | 9.4B | 18.53 GiB | 70.75 GiB |
| Qwen3.6-35B-A3BMoE | vision + language | BF16 | 36.0B | 67.61 GiB | 21.67 GiB |
| gemma-4-12b-it-uncensored | vision + language | F16 | 12.0B | 25.51 GiB | 63.77 GiB |
| gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-qat-q4_0-unquantized-uncensored-hereticMoE | vision + language | NVFP4 | 25.8B | 18.79 GiB | 70.49 GiB |
| MiniMax-M3MoE | vision + language | IQ1_S | 427B | 88.87 GiB | 0.41 GiB |
| Holo-3.1-9B | vision + language | F16 | 9.4B | 18.53 GiB | 70.75 GiB |
This page models a generic 96GB accelerator, so it answers what fits rather than how fast it runs. For tokens per second you need a specific card — pick one from hardware, where bandwidth is known.