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by tipoffdosage904 48 days ago
Running a local AI model is too intimidating for the regular person, and doesn't yet have the polish and "it just works" experience of ChatGPT or Claude. In this guide, I'm hoping to simplify as much as possible with a simple LM Studio setup. Newer small models such as Gemma 4 and Qwen 3.6 make it possible for the first time to get a useful setup going on a consumer laptop. This post is not for the advanced localmaxxing bros.