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I don't care what kind of hardware you have, you should be running local models Former employees of AI labs are now openly trying to stop them. They're going on CNN telling the world they'll kill you. They’re trying to determine what technology you can and can’t use With local models, you are free and nobody can control you Even if you're on the cheapest Mac Mini you can be doing this Here's a complete guide: 1. Download LMStudio 2. Go to your Hermes and say what kind of hardware you have (computer and memory and storage) 3. Ask what's the best local model you can run on there (probably will be Gemma 4 or Qwen. if you have a big computer, it will be GLM) 4. Ask 'based on what you know about me, what workflows could this open model replace?' 5. Have Hermes walk you through downloading the model in LM Studio and setting up the API 6. Ask Hermes to start using the new API Boom you're good to go. You just saved money by using local models, have an AI model that is COMPLETELY private and secure on your own device, did something advanced that 99% of people have never done, and have entered the future. If you are on smaller hardware you probably are not going to replace all your AI calls with this, but you could replace smaller workflows which will still save you good money Own your intelligence.