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Checked Active: 2026-10-15
OpenAI

gpt-oss (local)

OpenAI's open-weight reasoning models. 20B runs on a 16 GB GPU or Mac; 120B needs about 80 GB.

Evaluation Analysis: Tools and thinking, text only. Plan on RAM or VRAM of roughly the download size plus 2 to 4 GB for context.
Context Window128K
Input Price / 1MFree (local)
Output Price / 1MFree (local)
Release Date2025-08

Run it locally

ollama run gpt-oss:20b
Ollama tag
gpt-oss:20b (also 120b)
LM Studio name
openai/gpt-oss-20b (also openai/gpt-oss-120b)
Download size by quantization
20B 14 GB; 120B 65 GB (as shipped by Ollama)
License
Apache 2.0

Memory needed is roughly the download size plus 2 to 4 GB for context. See how to run AI locally.

Specs and prices checked 2026-10-15 against the official page.

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