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title: "Local LLM demand will rise as subscriptions compound"
date: 2026-02-03
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In the next 6-12 months, we will see a drastic increase in demand for locally run LLMs. The future is home assistants running @openclaw

I am already experiencing this myself, my 10 year old thinkpad doesn't cut it. Mac mini won't either

I don't wanna pay Anthropic or OpenAI 200 USD per month. That is at least $2400 per year

I could pay 2x that to get a Mac Studio or one of those 5k Nvidia PCs, and get much more value out of it with open weight models + use it for research. @TheAhmadOsman is right

The dominant strategy for a tinkerer is slowly switching back to hardware ownership