Yes
I have been actually doing production grade coding in C/C++ (Automotive Software stack) and Python (Tools) with Qwen3.6 27b
mgsram on Hacker News
25-40 tokens/second
In the thread “Ask HN: Has anyone replaced Claude/GPT with a local model for daily coding?”
Helped: Pairing with Sonnet for design and feeding plans piece by piece.
Got in the way: Local models limited in reach for some brown field tasks.
… With the Qwen3.6 27b, I usually get anywhere from 25-40 tokens/second. Initially I used them for simple tools but for the past 3-4 months, I have been actually doing production grade coding in C/C++ (Automotive Software stack) and Python (Tools) with Qwen3.6 27b. The tokens/sec may be less but that kind of helps me in going at the right pace. …