Creative Writing
Best Uncensored Local LLMs by VRAM Tier (2026)
Qwen 3.6 abliterated, Gemma 4 Heretic, Dolphin 3.0 — the current uncensored picks by VRAM tier. The Llama 3.1 / Qwen 2.5 era is mostly superseded. HuggingFace repos for every pick.
Best Local LLMs for Writing & Creative Work
Qwen 2.5 32B on 24GB VRAM is the sweet spot for fiction and long-form. On 8GB, Nous Hermes 3 8B punches above its weight. Model picks for every tier and writing task.