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Best 7b Models in 2026 (Updated Weekly)
As of 2026-W40, the best 7b model is Llama 2 7b hf (Intelligence 5.7).
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Model
Params
Intelligence
Coding
Downloads 30d
1
Llama 2 7b hf
6.7B
5.7
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0.79M
2
Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3
7.2B
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2.18M
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