Local versus cloud
Use local inference when the model fits cleanly and privacy, latency, or no-per-token cost matters. Use cloud/API fallback when hardware is red, context is long, or reliability matters more than local control.
Prefer local inference first when the selected model, quantization, and context profile have clean headroom.
Explain the local tradeoff first: reduce context, lower quantization, choose a smaller local model, or expect RAM/offload slowdown.
Recommend smaller local models or larger local hardware before paid alternatives.
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