Category: Local LLM
LM Studio MCP, Plugins and Agent Mode (2026): mcp.json Setup, Best Tool Models and Bionic Explained
How to add MCP servers to LM Studio with copy-paste mcp.json examples, which models call tools reliably, what plugins do, and what LM Studio Bionic (the agent app)…
Claude Code Router Guide (2026): Use Claude Code With DeepSeek, OpenRouter, Gemini and Ollama
How to install and set up Claude Code Router v3 to run Claude Code on DeepSeek, OpenRouter, Gemini or local Ollama models, plus when you do not need…
ERNIE 5.5 Flash Base: Baidu’s 280B Open-Weights Base Model (Specs, Benchmarks, Hardware, Licence)
Baidu released ERNIE 5.5 Flash Base on 5 November 2026: a 280B MoE base model with 14B active, FP8 and BF16 weights, 1M context. All 30 benchmarks, vLLM…
Best Laptop for Local AI and LLMs (November 2026): MacBook Pro M5 Max vs RTX 5090 Laptop vs Ryzen AI Max+ 395
Which laptop actually runs local LLMs and image models well in 2026? Memory size and bandwidth explained, picks by budget (MacBook Pro M5 Max and M5 Pro, RTX…
AMD GPU for AI in 2026: ROCm on Windows and Linux, Ollama, LM Studio and ComfyUI Setup (RX 9070 XT, 7900 XTX, R9700)
Can you use an AMD Radeon GPU for local AI in 2026? Which cards ROCm 7.2.1 supports on Windows and Linux, how to set up Ollama, LM Studio,…
How to Run Qwen3.8-Flash-Next Locally (2026): 2x 16 GB GPUs + 128 GB RAM llama.cpp Guide
Run Qwen3.8-Flash-Next locally on 32 GB VRAM + 128 GB RAM: which GGUF fits, llama.cpp download and launch commands, –fit offload, thinking settings, vision, MTP, Ollama and fixes.
MLX vs GGUF (2026): Which Format Is Faster on a Mac, and Which Should You Download?
MLX vs GGUF compared on Apple Silicon: real prefill and tok/s benchmarks, memory, quality per bit, Ollama 0.40 MLX, LM Studio, oMLX, run and convert commands, and fixes.
Run GLM-4.7-Flash Locally (2026): Ollama, llama.cpp, VRAM Table and Is GLM-5.3-Flash Worth the Upgrade?
How to run Z.ai’s GLM-4.7-Flash (30B-A3B MoE) on 12 to 24 GB GPUs with Ollama, llama.cpp and LM Studio, the right GGUF and sampling settings, MoE offload tricks,…
How to Run Qwen3.8-27B on a 16 GB GPU (2026): Best GGUF, Ollama, LM Studio and llama.cpp Settings
Qwen3.8-27B is the strongest open model most people can run at home. Here is which GGUF fits a 16 GB card, the exact Ollama, LM Studio and llama.cpp…
Is a Used RTX 3090 Still Worth It for AI in 2026? Prices, Checks Before You Buy and What It Runs
Is a used RTX 3090 still worth it for local AI in 2026? Current eBay prices (about $1,450), how it compares with the RTX 5060 Ti, R9700 and…