AI levels and speeds
Seven AI levels, and how fast they run.
Every AI ships on the drive and runs on your own computer. Here is each level, the AI behind it, and the times measured on real computers.
The answering AIs
Seven levels, fastest first.
Pick a level in the AI menu. The menu marks which levels suit your computer.
| Level | AI model | Memory required |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Gemma 4 E2B | 8 GB |
| Level 2 | Gemma 4 E4B | 8 GB |
| Level 3 | Qwen 3.5 9B | 8 GB |
| Level 4 | Gemma 4 12B | 16 GB |
| Level 5 | Gemma 4 26B | 8 GB |
| Level 6 | Ornith 1.5 35B | 8 GB |
| Level 7 | Qwen3.8 Flash Next, 125 billion parameters | 8 GB |
Measured on the MacBook Neo
Timings on an 8 GB MacBook Neo.
| Task | Time on a MacBook Neo, 8 GB |
|---|---|
| Everyday answers, Level 3 | About 5 words a second |
| A two-page, PhD-level answer, Level 7, using the 125 Billion parameter model | Under 30 minutes |
| One 1024 × 1024 picture, Standard quality | About 8 minutes |
| One 1024 × 1024 picture, Higher quality | About 18 to 19 minutes |
| A 3-minute song, Fast | About 4.5 minutes |
| A 3-minute song, Standard | About 11 minutes |
Other computers
Timings on other computers.
| Computer | Measured times |
|---|---|
| Mac mini M4, 24 GB | Standard picture: about 3 minutes Higher-quality picture: about 7 minutes |
| MacBook Air M1, 8 GB | Standard picture: about 7 minutes |
| Windows laptop, Intel Core i3, 8 GB, no graphics card | Standard picture: about 18 minutes 30-second song: about 5 minutes |
On an older 8 GB computer, a long Level 7 answer can take an hour or more.
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