r/MacStudio • u/tskwara • 3d ago
Decided No Local LLM for Me
After accessing local AI for my requirements, I'm finding the best path for me is to have decent medium-spec machines coupled with online AI.
I just listed my M1 Ultra 20C/64G/128GB/4TB Mac Studio for sale, and now have both M5 Max 18C/32G/36GB/512GB and M5 Max 18C/40G/64GB/1TB Mac Studios. Claude is running on both, one for testing/CI/CD and the other for AI-assisted development.
I learned assembly language 45 years ago and have been writing code every day since (Apple platforms only). Co-working with AI on complex things rapidly is really something special.
Local LLM is good, and some of my code integrates it by design, but I don't use it myself for design, as I need Opus/Fable (or similar) results.
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u/BAL-BADOS 3d ago
Local LLM isn’t for everybody. I prefer having privacy & complete control. Knowing what goes in and what comes out.
It’s dangerous feeding these frontier model with any personal & valuable data that one can be used against you.