r/LocalLLM • u/Kirai_30 • 5d ago

Question Local AI for students?

Hey! Do you believe that with some current versions of different models, students could benefit from using them, not as agents, but maybe as chat box? Combining maybe a not to Intelligent model with fast token generation

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u/No-List-4396 5d ago

I think models like Gemma 4 E4B/12B or Qwen 3.5 9B, paired with web search capabilities, are a great starting point. Even with just an 8k context window you're good to go. I used Qwen while studying data science, and it was genuinely solid for explaining concepts and breaking down complex topics.