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Best Local AI Models by VRAM and Memory: 8GB to 512GB (August 2026)Every pick re-verified for August 2026 against its repo, license, and runtime — one canonical tier map from 8GB cards to 512GB Macs.
The AI Compute Wall: Power, Chips, and Why Owning Your AI Stack Is the HedgeThe viral RAND chart, explained without the geopolitics: why AI's power and chip limits are already raising your costs, and the local-first hedge.
Best Open-Source Local LLMs by Hardware Tier (July 2026)The best open-source LLMs to run locally in 2026, by hardware tier, with the top tier benchmarked against Opus 4.8, GPT-5.5, and Gemini 3.1 Pro.