Local-First Inference: When Your Laptop Beats a Cloud API
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Every AI app starts the same way: a local prototype that feels like magic. Then deployment arrives. Magic turns into negotiation. Cloud APIs are convenient, but they add latency, cost, and secret exposure. A local-first gateway fixes this. The laptop handles routine calls. The cloud handles overflo…
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- 2026-08-29 10:45 · DEV Community — AI
Local-First Inference: When Your Laptop Beats a Cloud API