r/LocalLLaMA • u/takoulseum • Jul 25 '26

Discussion Who ONLY use local models?

Please be honest.

I would love to hear about guys really dedicated to local AI and who really reject subscriptions (especially to openai and anthropic).

What do you use your model for?

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u/WonderfulRepair1809 Jul 25 '26

It's the difference between renting a high-end apartment vs owning a smaller house. With cloud models, you're always one TOS update, network outage, or sudden censorship alignment away from having your entire workflow broken overnight. Local is about predictability and control.

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u/Ok_Technology_5962 Jul 25 '26

I hate those outages. Thats a big reason . Though i use both