docs(local-llms): add comprehensive model comparison table and deepseek-r1:32b details

- Add Comprehensive Model Comparison Table: 11 models (local + cloud) with
  Disk, Params, Quant, RAM, Tok/s, JSON quality, Reasoning, Code, Instruction
  Following, Context window, <think> flag, and install status columns
- Add Gap Analysis table: llama3.1:8b (~55%), qwen2.5-coder:32b (~85%),
  deepseek-r1:32b (~75-80%) vs llama3.3:70b across 5 capability dimensions
- Update Tier 4 Reasoning table: add Parameters, Quant columns; add <think>
  warning note with link to eval doc transform pattern
- Update By Use Case table: add brain signal routing row, update extraction
  evals fallback to qwen2.5-coder:32b
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## Tier 4 — Reasoning & Deep Thinking
| Model | Size | RAM Used | Pull Command | Notes |
| --------------------- | ----- | -------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| **`deepseek-r1:32b`** | 20 GB | ~22 GB | `ollama pull deepseek-r1:32b` | Chain-of-thought reasoning, closest to Kimi k1.5 |
| `deepseek-r1:7b` | 5 GB | ~6 GB | `ollama pull deepseek-r1:7b` | Lightweight reasoning |
| Model | Size | Parameters | Quant | RAM Used | Pull Command | Notes |
| --------------------- | ----- | ---------- | ------ | -------- | ----------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **`deepseek-r1:32b`** | 20 GB | 32B | Q4_K_M | ~22 GB | `ollama pull deepseek-r1:32b` | Chain-of-thought reasoning — emits `<think>` blocks before JSON output; ~7580% of llama3.3:70b reasoning quality at half the RAM |
| `deepseek-r1:7b` | 5 GB | 7B | Q4_K_M | ~6 GB | `ollama pull deepseek-r1:7b` | Lightweight reasoning, good for quick triage |
> **⚠️ JSON output note:** DeepSeek R1 models emit `<think>...</think>` reasoning traces before the JSON response. Strip these before `JSON.parse()` — see [06-extraction-service-evals.md](06-extraction-service-evals.md) for the transform pattern.
## Tier 5 — Vision (Multimodal)
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## By Use Case (Quick Reference)
| Use Case | Best Model | Fallback |
| -------------------------- | ------------------- | ----------------------- |
| **TypeScript/ESM coding** | `qwen2.5-coder:32b` | `qwen2.5-coder:7b` |
| **Python coding** | `qwen2.5-coder:32b` | `deepseek-coder-v2:16b` |
| **Swift/iOS coding** | `qwen2.5-coder:32b` | `codestral:22b` |
| **Extraction evals** | `llama3.1:8b` | `qwen2.5:7b` |
| **JSON structured output** | `qwen2.5:7b` | `qwen2.5-coder:7b` |
| **Complex reasoning** | `deepseek-r1:32b` | `phi4:14b` |
| **Image understanding** | `llava:34b` | `qwen2.5vl:7b` |
| **Embeddings** | `nomic-embed-text` | `mxbai-embed-large` |
| **Fast iteration** | `qwen2.5-coder:7b` | `llama3.1:8b` |
| Use Case | Best Model | Fallback |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------- | ----------------------- |
| **TypeScript/ESM coding** | `qwen2.5-coder:32b` | `qwen2.5-coder:7b` |
| **Python coding** | `qwen2.5-coder:32b` | `deepseek-coder-v2:16b` |
| **Swift/iOS coding** | `qwen2.5-coder:32b` | `codestral:22b` |
| **Extraction evals** | `llama3.1:8b` | `qwen2.5-coder:32b` |
| **JSON structured output** | `qwen2.5-coder:32b` | `qwen2.5:7b` |
| **Complex reasoning / triage** | `deepseek-r1:32b` | `phi4:14b` |
| **Brain signal routing** | `deepseek-r1:32b` | `qwen2.5-coder:32b` |
| **Image understanding** | `llava:34b` | `qwen2.5vl:7b` |
| **Embeddings** | `nomic-embed-text` | `mxbai-embed-large` |
| **Fast iteration / dev evals** | `llama3.1:8b` | `qwen2.5-coder:7b` |
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## Comprehensive Model Comparison Table
All models discussed — detailed capability reference for M4 Pro 48 GB:
| Model | Disk | Params | Quant | RAM | Tok/s | JSON | Reasoning | Code | Instruction Following | Context | `<think>` | Status on this machine |
| ----------------------- | ------- | ------ | ------ | ------ | --------- | -------------- | ---------- | ---------- | --------------------- | ------- | --------- | -------------------------- |
| `llama3.1:8b` | 4.9 GB | 8B | Q4_K_M | ~6 GB | 4060 | ✅ Good | ⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐ | 128k | ❌ | ✅ Installed |
| `qwen2.5-coder:32b` | 18.5 GB | 32.8B | Q4_K_M | ~22 GB | 1525 | ✅ Excellent | ⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | 128k | ❌ | ✅ Installed |
| `deepseek-r1:32b` | 20 GB | 32B | Q4_K_M | ~22 GB | 1220 | ⚠️ Needs strip | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | 128k | ✅ Yes | 🔲 Not installed |
| `llama3.3:70b` (Q4) | 40 GB | 70B | Q4_K_M | ~42 GB | 510 | ✅ Excellent | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | 128k | ❌ | ⚠️ Tight (6GB left for OS) |
| `qwen2.5:7b` | 5 GB | 7B | Q4_K_M | ~6 GB | 4060 | ✅ Excellent | ⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | 128k | ❌ | 🔲 Not installed |
| `deepseek-r1:7b` | 5 GB | 7B | Q4_K_M | ~6 GB | 3550 | ⚠️ Needs strip | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐ | 128k | ✅ Yes | 🔲 Not installed |
| `phi4:14b` | 9 GB | 14B | Q4_K_M | ~11 GB | 2535 | ✅ Good | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | 16k | ❌ | 🔲 Not installed |
| `deepseek-coder-v2:16b` | 10 GB | 16B | Q4_K_M | ~12 GB | 2535 | ✅ Good | ⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | 128k | ❌ | 🔲 Not installed |
| `codestral:22b` | 13 GB | 22B | Q4_K_M | ~15 GB | 2030 | ✅ Good | ⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | 32k | ❌ | 🔲 Not installed |
| `gemini-2.5-flash` | — | — | Cloud | — | ~1s/req | ✅ Excellent | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | 1M | ❌ | ☁️ Cloud ($0.003/run) |
| `gpt-4o` | — | — | Cloud | — | ~12s/req | ✅ Excellent | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | 128k | ❌ | ☁️ Cloud ($0.050.15/run) |
### Column Key
| Column | Meaning |
| ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Tok/s** | Tokens per second on M4 Pro 48 GB (Metal backend) |
| **JSON** | Reliability of structured JSON output compliance |
| **Reasoning** | Multi-step / chain-of-thought quality (⭐ = weak, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ = best) |
| **Code** | Code generation quality across TS/Python/Swift |
| **Instruction Following** | Adherence to output format constraints |
| **`<think>`** | Emits reasoning traces before output (needs stripping for JSON) |
### Gap Analysis vs llama3.3:70b (cloud-quality ceiling locally)
| Gap | `llama3.1:8b` | `qwen2.5-coder:32b` | `deepseek-r1:32b` |
| ---------------------- | :-----------: | :-----------------: | :---------------: |
| Multi-step reasoning | ~40% | ~65% | ~80% |
| Strict JSON compliance | ~75% | ~95% | ~70%\* |
| Brain signal routing | ~60% | ~80% | ~90% |
| Code generation | ~55% | ~95% | ~80% |
| Instruction following | ~70% | ~90% | ~85% |
| **Overall vs 70B** | **~55%** | **~85%** | **~7580%** |
\*With `<think>` strip transform applied
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