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. …
… Sign in to your XDA account The first thing many people look at when picking a local model is the parameter count. …
… 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. …
… 3D localization and explanation : The ability to not only detect objects but also provide 2D and 3D point localization, bounding-box coordinates, and contextual reasoning explanations for its labels. …
… For more information, see Best Practices for Tuning the Performance of TensorRT-LLM . …
… 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 … …
… 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. …
… 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. …
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… A local AI stack needs direction. It needs structure, clean inputs, and some level of maintenance. Without that, even the best tools feel underwhelming. …
… 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? …