Gemma 4 E4B remains the best small model for a local tool-calling personal assistant, per user experience and capabilities cited
Read the original at www.reddit.com→I run a local assistant on a Mac (MLX via oMLX, 24 GB M5 Pro). It needs to call tools reliably across mail, calendar, notes and files, chain a few calls, and reply in a short, calm voice. It also has to...
Original headline: "Is Gemma 4 E4B still the best small model for a local, tool-calling personal assistant? What am I missing?"
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- Nov 1, 20:52 UTC r/LocalLLaMA lead source Is Gemma 4 E4B still the best small model for a local, tool-calling personal assistant? What am I missing?