https://blog.zacharyloeber.com/tags/agents/Recent content in Agents on Zachary Loeber's BlogHugoenMon, 05 Jan 2026 09:21:07 -0600https://blog.zacharyloeber.com/article/llm-underdogs-of-2025/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 09:21:07 -0600https://blog.zacharyloeber.com/article/llm-underdogs-of-2025/<h1 id="llm-underdogs-of-2025">LLM Underdogs of 2025</h1> <p>2025 has been a flurry of AI madness that has been hard to keep up with. I&rsquo;ve been deep in learning and experimenting in the AI space and noticed that while everyone&rsquo;s hyping up the latest GPT variant or Claude release, there are some genuinely impressive open-source models that feel like they just flew under the radar in 2025. These aren&rsquo;t just &ldquo;good for their size&rdquo;, they&rsquo;re legit excellent models that you can run locally, for free, and deserve more attention.</p>