10-09-2026, 01:40 AM
This keeps coming up in conversation so I figured I'd start a thread.
The more I work with local setups, the more it seems like token cost decides everything downstream.
Wondering if this is just where the whole space is heading now.
My use case is pretty ordinary: local chat, some document work, and occasional batch jobs.
If I had to summarize the lesson so far, it would be that clean setup and observability beat clever guesses.
The more I work with local setups, the more it seems like token cost decides everything downstream.
Wondering if this is just where the whole space is heading now.
My use case is pretty ordinary: local chat, some document work, and occasional batch jobs.
If I had to summarize the lesson so far, it would be that clean setup and observability beat clever guesses.