It's the hardware more than the software that is the limiting factor at the moment, no? Hardware to run a good LLM locally starts around $2000 (e.g. Strix Halo / AI Max 395) I think a few Strix Halo iterations will make it considerably easier.
>Hardware to run a good LLM locally starts around $2000 (e.g. Strix Halo / AI Max 395) I think a few Strix Halo iterations will make it considerably easier.
And "good" is still questionable. The thing that makes this stuff useful is when it works instantly like magic. Once you find yourself fiddling around with subpar results at slower speeds, essentially all of the value is gone. Local models have come a long way but there is still nothing even close to Claude levels when it comes to coding. I just tried taking the latest Qwen and GLM models for a spin through OpenRouter with Cline recently and they feel roughly on par with Claude 3.0. Benchmarks are one thing, but reality is a completely different story.
I hope it improves at such a steady rate! Please lets just hope that there is still room for improvement to packing even more improvements in such LLMS which can help the home labbing community in general.
