# LLM model right-sizing tool

5 Hacker News commenters recommended LLM model right-sizing tool and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Shows which LLM models fit your computer's RAM, CPU and GPU, with scores for each. Critics say the model list is outdated and some hardware readings are wrong.

## Why people recommend it

- Lists many models with scores (1 comments): "The shared tool gives a list of a whole bunch of models, their respective scores" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47226721))
- Useful for Ollama users (1 comments): "It's useful for Ollama users, for example." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47218067))
- Visually fantastic interface (1 comments): "this is visually fantastic, but while trying this out, it says I can't run Qwen 3.5 on my machine" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47215840))

## What people warn about

- Wrong hardware detection and fit (2 comments): "this is visually fantastic, but while trying this out, it says I can't run Qwen 3.5 on my machine" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47215840)) "My 32 GB M1 Max has 8 GB of RAM and ~4 GB of VRAM according to this website." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47214867))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [llmfit](https://hackerapproved.com/p/llmfit.md): 20 recommend
- [canirun.ai](https://hackerapproved.com/p/canirun-ai.md): 12 recommend
- [Llmspeed](https://hackerapproved.com/p/llmspeed.md): 8 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "LLM model right-sizing tool", https://hackerapproved.com/p/right-sizes-llm-models-to-your-system-s-ram-cpu-and-gpu/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).