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Local AI Guide for Businesses
Ten practical pages on whether, how and at what cost to bring AI into your business — no cloud, no subscriptions, no promises.
Updated with current market prices.
Last updated: October 26, 2026
What's inside
Why local, why now
The difference between an API and a model on your premises, and why that changes the starting point for a small business.
The real numbers
What it really costs, month by month, compared to a cloud subscription.
Hardware: what you actually need
VRAM, RAM, CPU: the table that tells you what to buy for your model — and what not to.
Which model to choose
Open-weight models that suit an office, with their limits stated plainly.
The five configurations
From a work machine to a small cluster: scenarios with real market prices.
First concrete moves
The three things to do this week, with the exact verification commands.
The limits, honestly
Where local AI does not reach, and what not to expect from a local model.
Resources and next steps
Where to go next: tools, community and the rest of the site.
Free, in English, yours forever
No email address required. No segmentation. A file you can print and pass around the office.
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