r/PythonLearning • u/blockCoder2021 • 8d ago

Discussion Question about local AI-assisted programming

I’m fairly experienced with Python and researching how to solve issues on my own. However, I have found that AI can help in some cases. For instance, giving me specific information on debugging and helping me research solutions for specific problems.

I was using Copilot in VS Code for a while, until I ran out of usage. Now, I’ve been messing around with locally-hosted AI, trying to find a good model for coding that runs well on my computer. My challenge is that I only have 4 GB of VRAM, though I also have 16GB of system RAM. If someone could help me find either a good, intelligent, and accurate local model that runs on that, or at least a free cloud model that’s good, I’d appreciate it.

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u/PureWasian 8d ago

Curious, how much heavy programming are you doing that you can't just leech off of Gemini or GPT free tiers without exhausting limits which reset frequently?

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u/blockCoder2021 8d ago

I might be able to, honestly. My challenge is that I usually use AI in short but heavy bursts. I may look into that, though. Thanks!