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Question about local AI models: will models perform better over time on same hardware or is it just a hamster wheel of needing better hardware?

I’m new to local AI models. Assume someone has a Mac Studio M5 Ultra 256GB. I’ve read that is the realistic minimum you can use to run a local AI model. My question is this: as models get better, will they run better or have more capable models run better on the same hardware? Meaning will a Mac St…

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  1. 2026-10-17 04:17 · r/LocalLLM
    Question about local AI models: will models perform better over time on same hardware or is it just a hamster wheel of needing better hardware?

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