Best small coding model for completion

Reddit r/LocalLLaMA / 4/28/2026

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Key Points

  • The post asks for recommendations on the best small language model to generate code completions similar to Cursor or GitHub Copilot.
  • The requester is specifically looking for a compact model that can still produce high-quality results for coding assistance.
  • The discussion is framed around choosing a locally usable (small) coding-capable model rather than a large hosted system.
  • The core goal is to identify a suitable model for code completion use cases within constrained model size or deployment requirements.

Hi there, I'm looking to use a small model to generate code completions simular to cursor or copilot

There's a small model capable of generating good results for ti?

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