Behind FitMyLLM.
Who I am
I'm a Machine Learning Engineer and DevOps. I built FitMyLLM because I believe local AI should be accessible to everyone.
Why this exists
Every question you ask a cloud AI is stored on someone else's server. Your conversations, code, medical questions, business ideas — they become training data, revenue sources, and potential breach targets.
The alternative already exists. Open-source models running on your own hardware deliver impressive quality for most tasks — with zero data leaving your machine.
But choosing the right model is confusing. You need to consider VRAM, memory bandwidth, quantization, and how all of this affects quality and speed. Most people either pick a model that's too big (painfully slow) or too small (missing out on better quality).
FitMyLLM exists to make this simple. Tell us your hardware, we tell you what runs on it. No guessing, no marketing hype — just data.
My goal
I want anyone — regardless of technical background — to be able to choose, install, and experiment with a local AI model. Not just developers.
If you've never opened a terminal, you should still be able to land here, see what your computer can run, and be up and running in five minutes. That's the bar I'm building towards.
What I believe
Running local is a vote for open, democratic technology. The tools to think, create, and learn shouldn't require a subscription.
Your data is yours. Not a product, not training material, not leverage. Local AI means your conversations stay on your machine. Period.
I don't promote any vendor. I don't inflate benchmarks. If a $800 used GPU performs as well as a $1600 new one for your use case, I'll tell you.
My estimates are approximations. Real-world benchmarks from actual users make recommendations more accurate for everyone.
Limitations
My performance estimates are based on calibrated formulas, not measured results. Real-world speed depends on your system, your inference engine, your settings, and a hundred other variables. See the Methodology page for full details.
Independence & transparency
FitMyLLM is an independent project. I have no business relationship with Ollama, HuggingFace, NVIDIA, AMD, Apple, or any model provider. Recommendations come from data and benchmarks, nothing else.
Some hardware links are affiliate links — if you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. The same algorithm ranks hardware regardless of whether an affiliate link exists.
FitMyLLM is free and always will be. If it helped you pick the right model or avoid buying the wrong GPU, consider supporting development.