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Local LLM vs Cloud API: My Mac Mini Cost Crossover

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The Problem I run an automated content pipeline (blog + YouTube Shorts) on a Mac mini with 48GB of unified memory. For months, my cloud LLM API (GLM) free tier handled everything comfortably at 60 RPM. Then, late last year, they quietly dropped the limit to 5–10 RPM overnight. My TTS pronunciation-…

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  1. 2026-08-27 01:23 · DEV Community — AI
    Local LLM vs Cloud API: My Mac Mini Cost Crossover

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