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How I built an opt-in Modal (DeepSeek) provider for my desktop AI companion — then benchmarked it and kept the old one

How I built an opt-in Modal (DeepSeek) provider for my desktop AI companion — then benchmarked it and kept the old one Ankita AI is a desktop AI assistant by Krish Verma — a little companion that lives on your desktop and does things while you are away. Its voice replies felt slow, and DeepSeek V4.…

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  1. 2026-11-10 10:27 · DEV Community — AI
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  2. 2026-11-08 10:27 · DEV Community — AI
    How I built an opt-in Modal (DeepSeek) provider for my desktop AI companion — then benchmarked it and kept the old one

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