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Has anyone managed to get an sub 16GB VRAM competent "researcher" model that can do web searching, summarization and reasoning?

Reddit r/LocalLLaMA / 3/15/2026

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Key Points

  • The post asks whether anyone has achieved a sub-16GB VRAM AI model capable of web searching, summarization, and reasoning for use in an OpenCode workflow.
  • The author wants to run multiple searches in parallel from their OpenCode instance and then synthesize the findings into comprehensive summary docs.
  • It references LocalLLaMA and the challenge of operating effective research agents within a tight 16GB VRAM limit, signaling interest in lightweight, practical solutions.
  • The author is seeking confirmation on whether such setups have been successfully implemented or if it's unlikely.

My usecase I've been trying to achieve is to call it from my opencode instance, and have multiple searches in parallel, and then combining the researches into comprehensive summary.md docs

Just curious, if I'm chasing a wild goose, or if this has been successfully done by someone

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