How it works
A plain-language path from “I have a computer” to “I run my own AI.” No jargon assumed. Start at the top.
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Why run AI locally
Private, free after hardware, and impossible to ban overnight.
Install it (any device)
Windows, macOS, Ubuntu/Linux, and even Android & iOS.
Quantization
How a big model gets compressed to fit small hardware.
Optimize your setup
RAM, context windows, and not choking your machine.
Wire up the tools
5–10 tools that make a local model rival the cloud.
Local vs. cloud, what's free
Run free on your machine, or as a cheap/free hosted API.