Hardware Corner

Qwen3.8 27B is another model in the 27B class that looks particularly interesting for local inference. We wanted to find out what it actually takes to run it on consumer hardware, especially at longer context lengths. This article is based on our own llam

Meta's Muse Glimmer 30B has been getting attention in local inference circles, and we wanted to know what it actually takes to run it on your own hardware. This article is not a review of the model's reasoning or coding quality. We are strictly looking at

If you want to stay in the Apple ecosystem and need a compact system for running local large language models, the Mac Mini with the M4 Pro and 48 GB of unified memory is currently the lowest configuration that makes practical sense. Apple also offers 24 G

Running MiniMax-M2.7 230B locally requires extreme VRAM, even with 4-bit quantization, and a dual high-end GPU setup is the practical baseline today. This article shows real VRAM usage and performance from a dual RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell system using MXFP4

Running OpenClaw locally is not the same as running a simple chat model. Once you move into agentic workflows with tool calling, long system prompts, and multi-step reasoning, the hardware requirements shift in a very specific way. VRAM becomes the primar

OpenClaw is a personal, self-hosted AI assistant platform designed to run on your own hardware while connecting to the communication tools you already use. Instead of being just a chat interface, it functions as an agent system-capable of reasoning, execu

The MacBook Pro M5 Max with 32GB unified memory sits in an interesting spot for local LLM inference. It is not a maxed out configuration, but it is the minimum tier where modern 25B to 32B class models start to feel usable for real work. This article focu

The new Gemma 4 models from Google DeepMind have landed, and for local LLM users this is one of the more practical releases in a while. The lineup gives us two interesting mid-size targets: a 26B MoE model (A4B) and a 31B dense model. Both support up to 2

Running OpenClaw locally is very different from running a chat UI. If you have already read guides like Best Mini Computer for Running OpenClaw AI Agent and Understanding OpenClaw Hardware Requirements, you know the bottleneck is not just loading a model.

OpenClaw is not a typical chat interface. It is an agentic system that continuously executes tools, runs shell commands, sets cron jobs, and manages files. This changes the hardware profile significantly. The main constraint is not just model size, but co