Free Open-Source AI Model: 300ms Response Times Tested

I Just Tested the New Open-Source AI Model Everyone’s Talking About — It’s Faster Than Claude and Actually Free Hook I spent last week running the same prompts through this new open-source model and the major paid alternatives. The results shocked me. We’re talking response times under 300ms on consumer hardware while Claude is hitting 2-3 seconds. And it actually works—not a stripped-down version that cuts corners on reasoning, but legitimately competitive output. ...

March 16, 2026 · 18 min · Henry

Free Open-Source AI Model: Speed & Performance Tested

I Just Tested the New Open-Source AI Model Everyone’s Talking About — It’s Faster Than Claude and Actually Free Hook I spent last Tuesday running this new open-source model through the same workloads I’ve been throwing at the paid alternatives for months. Token-for-token comparison, same prompts, same hardware. The results caught me off guard enough that I immediately spun up a second instance just to confirm I wasn’t seeing a fluke. ...

March 16, 2026 · 20 min · Henry