Best Local LLMs You Can Run on a Single 24GB GPU in 2026: Qwen, Gemma, Mistral, DeepSeek Compared
A single 24GB card is the practical floor for serious local inference. It is enough for genuinely capable models, and small enough to sit on one GPU. An RTX 3090 or RTX 4090 both land in this tier. The card you own matters less than the models you pick for it. The old hobbyist move…
