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Open does not automatically mean local. This page tracks large self-hostable model releases and open-source AI software while clearly labeling the hardware or service required.
Looking for laptop and desktop options?
The Local Models page contains consumer-practical 3B–4B starting points. The entries below may require server-class hardware or may be software that connects to a separate model.
1.6T total parameters / 49B active, 1M context
Provider-published architecture information.
Why this classification: Open weights do not make a 1.6T-parameter mixture-of-experts model practical on a normal laptop or desktop.
Open original source (opens in a new tab)284B total parameters / 13B active, 1M context
Scheduled to back common API aliases from July 24.
Why this classification: The lower active-parameter count reduces computation per token, but the full model still requires storing a very large weight set.
Open original source (opens in a new tab)Open-source coding-oriented release announced July 15
Review license and deployment requirements before production use.
Why this classification: The open-source release is the coding agent, terminal interface and harness. The grok-build-0.1 model itself is served through the xAI API.
Open original source (opens in a new tab)Confirm commercial use, redistribution, derivative-work and acceptable-use conditions. Software and model weights may use different licenses.
Identify whether you are downloading model weights, running a local agent that calls a remote API, or deploying a multi-GPU model server.
Plan patching, model provenance, security review, evaluation, monitoring, access control and rollback.