Developer jola demonstrated deploying a local AI workflow on a 24GB M4 MacBook Pro. The optimized Qwen 3.5-9B model achieved 40 tokens/second, balancing performance and efficiency for offline use. Fine-tuning parameters and enabling a "thinking" mode enhanced its reasoning for coding tasks. While gaps remain versus top cloud models, this setup offers a privacy-focused, cost-effective alternative, shifting the AI role from an outsourced assistant to an interactive "research partner."





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