For anyone who hasn't tried local models because they think it's too complicated or their computer can't handle it, download a single llamafile and try it out in just moments.
They even have whisperfiles now, which is the same thing but for whisper.cpp, aka real-time voice transcription.
You can also take this a step further and use this exact setup for a local-only co-pilot style code autocomplete and chat using Twinny. I use this every day. It's free, private, and offline.
https://future.mozilla.org/builders/news_insights/introducin...
https://github.com/Mozilla-Ocho/llamafile
They even have whisperfiles now, which is the same thing but for whisper.cpp, aka real-time voice transcription.
You can also take this a step further and use this exact setup for a local-only co-pilot style code autocomplete and chat using Twinny. I use this every day. It's free, private, and offline.
https://github.com/twinnydotdev/twinny
Local LLMs are the only future worth living in.