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Are local models actually practical for real development yet, or is the gap still too wide?

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I've been looking into running LLMs locally, but I'm trying to get a realistic idea of where they actually stand compared to the top-tier cloud models. I know the benchmarks (SWE-bench, HumanEval, etc.), but I'm much more interested in actual day-to-day use. For people using local models with thing…

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  1. 2026-09-13 07:36 · r/LocalLLM
    Are local models actually practical for real development yet, or is the gap still too wide?

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