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Who is local AI actually worth it for?

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I keep going back and forth on local AI and I’m genuinely curious where people here see the real-world value. I understand the obvious arguments: privacy, full control, no API limits, offline usage, no dependency on a provider, etc. But for the average person, or even someone who uses AI heavily fo…

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  1. 2026-08-21 14:07 · r/LocalLLM
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