
Experiments with getting usable outputs out of local models on a standard Macbook
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Experiments with getting usable outputs out of local models on a standard Macbook

Model providers DON'T want you to see this video. The M5 Max just exposed the dirty secret of the cloud LLM economy: you're renting what you could already OWN.

The Mac Studio M3 with 512GB of memory is an absurd amount of computer.

Step-by-step field note for running OpenCode with LM Studio locally using Qwen3.5 9B and 0.8B, including Telegram bot workflow, local config, and M1 performance tradeoffs.