Curated Resources

New to local AI? The best beginner resources for understanding what local AI is, picking a model, and getting your first chat running on your own machine.

What is out there, who makes it, and where to find it. Links to HuggingFace, model makers, leaderboards, and anything worth knowing about the open model ecosystem.

Open source tools for writing code with a local model. No API costs, no data sent anywhere. Links to projects, setup resources, and comparisons across the main options.

Tools and projects for connecting local models to other apps, workflows, and services. Run AI as a local API and plug it into the things you already use.

Local voice AI. Transcribe audio with Whisper, generate natural speech with Kokoro and others, all running entirely on your own hardware.

Setting up a dedicated machine or multi-machine system at home. Run models as a local server, share access across your network, and build a proper local AI setup.