I used my $60,000 512GB Mac Studio cluster running Kimi K3 to see if local AI can beat a $10/month cloud coding agent, and the result was way not what I expected.
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When better models arrive, I can switch to them immediately, or use their APIs as needed at a 30% discount.
It would take roughly 30 years of subscriptions to equal the cost of that Mac Studio cluster.
Sure, the cluster is something I can say I own.
I’m pro–open source, but for enterprise work, it is currently too slow and doesn’t provide meaningful savings. For personal projects, though, it can make sense—if you have $60K+ to invest. 33 likes
But, I am ready to be proven wrong. 1 like
I rather keep the org I work for private. 1 like
Also, everyone is still stuck in the "bigger is better" mindset. That's wrong. Sometimes bigger isn't just not better, but actively worse. 2 likes
I also use local for mundane tasks that I can run 24/7, but no matter the hype, local just doesn't compare to bleeding edge frontier no matter how much people want it.