10-11-2026, 07:16 PM
Thought I'd post a small recipe because a lot of threads ask similar things.
Just sharing a setup that ended up working reasonably well: Phi, llama.cpp, Threadripper box, with a lot of attention on structured output.
If someone wants the exact settings I can clean them up and post them.
My use case is pretty ordinary: local chat, some document work, and occasional batch jobs.
The part that surprised me was how much the boring details mattered more than the model choice.
Just sharing a setup that ended up working reasonably well: Phi, llama.cpp, Threadripper box, with a lot of attention on structured output.
If someone wants the exact settings I can clean them up and post them.
My use case is pretty ordinary: local chat, some document work, and occasional batch jobs.
The part that surprised me was how much the boring details mattered more than the model choice.