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Qwen3.8 Flash-Next on a Mac Studio vs Claude Sonnet 5.5

I run an AI model at home on a Mac (Qwen3.8 Flash-Next). Using it costs nothing, and nothing leaves the computer. I tested it against Claude Sonnet 5.5, a paid AI from Anthropic, on 12 small jobs a coding helper does every day: run the right command, say honestly when a test fails, admit when a too…

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  1. 2026-10-26 09:40 · r/LocalLLM
    Qwen3.8 Flash-Next on a Mac Studio vs Claude Sonnet 5.5

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