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by maxdo 3 days ago
Why on earth I should switch from a top tier model to much worse local model ? Why do I need to suffer my battery ?
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truncate 3 days ago
You can switch to local models for tasks/use-cases where you don't need top tier models.
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romanovcode 2 days ago
Right now there is no reason since tokens are subsidized heavily. However when OpenAI/Anthropic will drop the $200/month pricing since most likely it eventually will become unsustainable you'd rather get MacBook Pro M6 Ultra with 128GB ram and go local then pay thousands every month for tokens.
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