Best model <3B for multilingual understanding/ instruction following?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hi. What do you think is the smallest Open model, as of Spring 2026, that can match/beat OpenAI GPT 4o Mini in the broadest sense possible?</p>

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I need SOTA ai at like 2k TPS with tiny latency so that I can get time to first answer token under 3 seconds for real time replies with full COT

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>If you’re not coding, not asking complex logical questions, but still want a model that isn’t completely stupid for casual conversations, are

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Long time Claude Opus user, but after the recent session limit changes by Anthropic, I am seriously considering trying Chinese models for coding.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hello everyone,</p> <p>I’m looking for an AI that runs entirely locally on my PC, without needing an internet connection.</p> <p>I’d like it to

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hello. I'm ordering a small piece of software for personal needs (like a virtual keyboard or an expression recognition action app). I asked

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’ve got a project where I want to translate text between languages. Does anyone know what would be the best model to use for this task?</p> <p>I

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>There are so many options now — GPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.</p> <p>I find myself switching depending on what I’m doing (coding, writing, research),