Google's Gemma 4 isn't the smartest local LLM I've run, but it's the one I reach for most
…Sign in to your XDA account If you've spent any time running local LLMs, you know the drill. You find a model that's smart enough but too slow, or fast…
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TurboQuant tackles the hidden memory problem that's been limiting your local LLMs
…Sign in to your XDA account If you've spent any time running local LLMs, you've probably hit the same wall I have. You find the perfect model quantized to 4…
This Raspberry Pi codes, clocks out, and chats on a BBS—and you can build one too
…Well, it's official — we've finally gotten to the point where we can just have an LLM dawdle around and do its own thing for our amusement. Granted, watching an LLM…
I tested Qwen3 Coder Next against four other local AI coding models, and the gap was embarrassing
…across either test. This is one of the biggest reasons as to why Qwen3 Coder Next has become my favorite local LLM to run . If you're running local models for coding…
I replaced Claude Pro with a local 9B model for a week, and finally found out what I was paying $20 a month for
…Related I finally found a local LLM I want to use every day (and it's not for coding) Local AI that actually fits into my day What I actually use Claude…
Running local AI on the Raspberry Pi 5 taught me why cloud models are still winning
…Related Ollama is still the easiest way to start local LLMs, but it's the worst way to keep running them Ollama is great for getting you started... just don't stick…
I switched from ChatGPT Plus to Claude Pro, and I haven’t regretted my decision
…I would sometimes put the same prompt into Anthropic's Claude, just to see what it would say, but besides that, my AI usage has been largely limited to local LLMs and…
I use OpenCode over Claude Code, and it's every bit as good
…OpenCode uses the AI SDK and Models.dev to support over 75 LLM providers, as well as local LLMs. Related I gave Claude Code control of my desktop for a week, and…
I replaced Otter.ai with a better self-hosted voice transcription tool that's completely free
…Related I don't pay for ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, or Claude – I stick to my self-hosted LLMs instead There's no point in relying on AI tools when my local LLMs…
I fine-tuned a 7B model to write my Home Assistant automations, and it actually works
…This dataset was created for the home-llm project, which fine-tunes small models to act as local voice assistants for Home Assistant, and it's well-structured for that purpose. I…