I replaced my local LLM with a model half its size and got better results — And it wasn't about the parameters
… Sign in to your XDA account The first thing many people look at when picking a local model is the parameter count. …
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Local LLMs changed how I use Home Assistant, and now my smart devices actually listen
… That’s where MCP servers come in handy, as they let my local LLMs access dozens of tools and API calls to control every aspect of my Home Assistant server. Although Home Assistant includes an MCP bridge, I haven’t had the best luck setting it up on my everyday system. …
My local LLM can call Claude when it's stuck, and it changed everything about my local-first setup
… What I eventually realized is that the best way to use a local LLM is not to expect it to handle everything on its own, but to treat it like a junior engineer. …
Home Assistant's local LLM support outperforms Gemini for Home, and Google knows it
… 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 can handle everything Home Assistant with a local LLM is already doing what Gemini for Home promises Run your stack with your rules You … …
One tiny change made my local LLMs more useful than ChatGPT for real work
… But rest assured, it’s really simple to implement in a completely local setup such as mine. I’ve started using LM Studio on my RTX 3080 Ti, and this local LLM provider has a handy RAG plugin built into the app. …
Your old GPU can still run big LLMs – you just need the right tweaks
… And the best part? I can still use a decently large context length of 65536 , making my self-hosted Qwen3.6 setup perfect for long prompting sessions when I need to troubleshoot broken experiments or long chains of terminal outputs. …
Ollama is still the easiest way to start local LLMs, but it's the worst way to keep running them
… Quiz 8 Questions · Test Your Knowledge Ollama & Local LLMs Trivia Challenge Think you know your way around running AI models locally — put your Ollama expertise to the test! …
After a year of self-hosting LLMs, I realized the real bottleneck isn’t the GPU
… A local AI stack needs direction. It needs structure, clean inputs, and some level of maintenance. Without that, even the best tools feel underwhelming. …
I replaced ChatGPT and Claude with this powerful local LLM and saved over $20 a month while gaining full control
… In fact, I’ve paired it with OpenNotebook, and it’s significantly better than every other local model I’ve used for aggregating my research notes. Likewise, I’ve also added it to Blinko, where it goes through my notes and answers all my queries. The best part? …