For personal needs I use a local Qwen3.8-Next-Flash setup on a GB10 cluster. For work, Github Copilot with either GPT 5 mini or toss up between Opus/Sol depending on the complexity of the task.
Used to pay for a Claude 20x plan and did everything in Opus, but I hate how it talks now and recent events (OAI scooping, Anthropic's spying, third party Chinese model hosts stealing and selling credentials) have really pushed me towards local AI for personal needs. Am not allowed to use Chinese models for work even if self-hosted so not much choice there.
Used to pay for a Claude 20x plan and did everything in Opus, but I hate how it talks now and recent events (OAI scooping, Anthropic's spying, third party Chinese model hosts stealing and selling credentials) have really pushed me towards local AI for personal needs. Am not allowed to use Chinese models for work even if self-hosted so not much choice there.