Rapid-MLX Is 2.6x Faster Than Ollama on Apple Silicon
New open-source inference engine for Apple Silicon benchmarks up to 2.6x faster than Ollama, supports 66 model aliases, and drops in as an OpenAI-compatible server on any Mac.
Articles Tagged "Local AI"
Microsoft Launches Polaris and Foundry Local at Build 2026
Microsoft's Build 2026 keynote ships Project Polaris to replace GPT-4 in GitHub Copilot by August and declares Foundry Local generally available for zero-cloud on-device inference.
Open Source LLM Hosting Costs - June 2026
Verified June 2026: real cost per million tokens for self-hosting Llama 4 Scout, Maverick, Qwen3-235B, and DeepSeek V3.2 - GPU requirements, cost formulas, and when cheap APIs actually win.
Ministral 3B
Mistral AI's smallest open-weight model - 3B parameters, 256K context, Apache 2.0 license, built for edge and cost-sensitive deployments.
Best AI Coding Assistants with Local Mode in 2026
The best AI coding assistants with local mode in 2026 - covering Continue.dev, Tabby, Cline, Cursor Ghost Mode, and Aider with real privacy models and self-hosting options.
Best Open-Source TTS Models for Self-Hosting in 2026
The best open-source text-to-speech models in 2026 - covering Kokoro, Chatterbox, Fish Speech, Dia, Voxtral, and Piper with real hardware requirements and licensing details.
Best Open-Source LLMs You Can Self-Host in 2026
Top open-weight models for self-hosting in 2026, with verified VRAM requirements, benchmark data, and tools to deploy them on consumer and server hardware.
Chrome Installs 4 GB Gemini Nano Without Asking
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB Gemini Nano model file on user devices with no consent prompt and re-downloads it if you delete it.
Singapore's FM Publishes His AI Second Brain Blueprints
Singapore FM Vivian Balakrishnan published his personal AI architecture - a Raspberry Pi second brain connecting WhatsApp, Gmail, and a persistent knowledge graph.
EXAONE 4.5
LG AI Research's first open-weight vision-language model packs 33B parameters, 262K context, and STEM scores above GPT-5-mini - but ships under a non-commercial license.
Best AI Home Workstations 2026 - Full Buying Guide
Complete buying guide for AI home workstations in 2026 - pre-built machines and DIY builds for running local LLMs from 3B to 70B+ models, with benchmarks, part lists, and price-tier comparisons.
Best Open-Weights AI Models 2026: Llama, DeepSeek, Qwen
The definitive guide to open-weights AI models in 2026 - top picks by size tier, use case, benchmark scores, and deployment hardware. From 400B+ MoE giants to 1B edge models.
