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What to do when you can't afford GPU? | 0 | Hi guys, I'm leaning more and more toward learning more about CUDA and trying out different models. But I only have an old laptop which can barely run whisper api, and the transcription is slow and chugs the VRAM completely for a 1-hour audio with int8 (quantization). I was planning to run multiple servers, but I can't really afford 10$/hr cost of all these GPUs?
[My CPU Usage when i transcribe](https://preview.redd.it/iig435jc1f2g1.png?width=1756&format=png&auto=webp&s=4d0e4eba1bd7d13e5f56aa0092d72872d348a3a5)
What are my options here? To learn as an individual developer?
| 2025-11-20T13:41:59 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p23gsp/what_to_do_when_you_cant_afford_gpu/ | theysaymaurya | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p23gsp | false | null | t3_1p23gsp | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p23gsp/what_to_do_when_you_cant_afford_gpu/ | false | false | 0 | null | |
Advice for getting into post-training / fine-tuning of LLMs? | 0 | Hi everyone,
Those who follow fine-tunes of LLMs may know that there’s a company called Nous Research has been releasing a series of fine-tuned models called the Hermes, which seem to have great performance.
Since post-training is relatively cheaper than pre-training, “so” I also want to get into post-training and fine-tuning. Given that I'm GPU poor, with only a M4 MBP and some Tinker credits, so I was wondering if you have any advice and/or recommendations for getting into post-training? For instance, do you think this book https://www.manning.com/books/the-rlhf-book is a good place to start? If not, what’s your other recommendations?
I’m also currently reading “Hands-on LLM” and “Build a LLM from scratch” if that helps.
Many thanks for your time! | 2025-11-20T13:20:27 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p22zew/advice_for_getting_into_posttraining_finetuning/ | hedgehog0 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p22zew | false | null | t3_1p22zew | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p22zew/advice_for_getting_into_posttraining_finetuning/ | false | false | self | 0 | {'enabled': False, 'images': [{'id': 'f6FTCU5acmTvgGDcFACmsnkWdcY8OFXJvtjQkbA82-g', 'resolutions': [{'height': 60, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/f6FTCU5acmTvgGDcFACmsnkWdcY8OFXJvtjQkbA82-g.png?width=108&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=e87fdb84c39f3fd3fd0b288ef8fbfab5fc4664b5', 'width': 108}, {'height': 121, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/f6FTCU5acmTvgGDcFACmsnkWdcY8OFXJvtjQkbA82-g.png?width=216&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=bd04a3ac47a0b93ce04772edf83831dd99b00545', 'width': 216}, {'height': 180, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/f6FTCU5acmTvgGDcFACmsnkWdcY8OFXJvtjQkbA82-g.png?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=e0f7fab42da80b4e5e974c56fbee79c6e6d78702', 'width': 320}, {'height': 360, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/f6FTCU5acmTvgGDcFACmsnkWdcY8OFXJvtjQkbA82-g.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=1539521ae0d124ca39da9356af903edcc56c723b', 'width': 640}, {'height': 540, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/f6FTCU5acmTvgGDcFACmsnkWdcY8OFXJvtjQkbA82-g.png?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=ea72e4b6563427e3b6c971c729c06e5732fbe744', 'width': 960}, {'height': 607, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/f6FTCU5acmTvgGDcFACmsnkWdcY8OFXJvtjQkbA82-g.png?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=44a2883e742a2b88d5a0a09ee2fb240152b93e42', 'width': 1080}], 'source': {'height': 1080, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/f6FTCU5acmTvgGDcFACmsnkWdcY8OFXJvtjQkbA82-g.png?auto=webp&s=41f325f5ede69ac803c7ebdf7ef2a739be5332e4', 'width': 1920}, 'variants': {}}]} |
What are technological bottlenecks in Nov 2025 limiting development of SOTA models | 1 | What are the technological bottlenecks in Nov 2025 which are limiting the full potential development of SOTA models for LLMs and AI models ?
| 2025-11-20T13:01:28 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p22kbv/what_are_technological_bottlenecks_in_nov_2025/ | bull_bear25 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p22kbv | false | null | t3_1p22kbv | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p22kbv/what_are_technological_bottlenecks_in_nov_2025/ | false | false | self | 1 | null |
What's the best AST/STT model? I've tested many (OS + Paid) | 0 | For me, it's Voxtral small 24b - miles ahead of gpt-4o, gemini, soniox, deepgram. It's also open-weights, so with a tiny fine-tune it's basically really accurate. This is for medical and complex English, medication names, complex science, pretty fast speaking, mild-medium accent. I know for other languages (like Dutch and Italian) a small fine-tune basically makes it SOTA.
|AST Model|Word Error Rate (%) (10hr Audio Test)|
|:-|:-|
|Voxtral small fine-tuned|2.4|
|Gemini|4.8|
|Voxtral small|5.9|
|gpt-4o|6.8|
|Voxtral mini|7.7|
|Soniox v3|8.7|
|Parakeet v2|9.6|
|Deepgram Nova v3|11.0|
|phi-4|14.6|
|Whisper|18.2|
What is your take? | 2025-11-20T12:57:05 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p22gx3/whats_the_best_aststt_model_ive_tested_many_os/ | z_3454_pfk | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p22gx3 | false | null | t3_1p22gx3 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p22gx3/whats_the_best_aststt_model_ive_tested_many_os/ | false | false | self | 0 | null |
r/opensourceAPIs – New sub for open-source inference APIs and every other OSS API alternative | 14 | This place is growing fast for local models, but a lot of us also need solid open-source drop-ins for the rest of the API stack.
Just launched r/opensourceAPIs – dedicated to:
* OpenAI-compatible servers (Ollama, vLLM, llama.cpp, TabbyAPI, etc.)
* Any other open-source/self-hostable API (payments, email, maps, auth, etc.)
If you’re running your own OpenAI-compatible endpoint or want recommendations for other self-hosted APIs, come hang out and contribute. | 2025-11-20T12:55:27 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p22fqf/ropensourceapis_new_sub_for_opensource_inference/ | sandeep_k_n | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p22fqf | false | null | t3_1p22fqf | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p22fqf/ropensourceapis_new_sub_for_opensource_inference/ | false | false | self | 14 | null |
Kimi is way more pragmatic than humans | 1 | 2025-11-20T12:21:42 | nor_up | i.redd.it | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p21r2v | false | null | t3_1p21r2v | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p21r2v/kimi_is_way_more_pragmatic_than_humans/ | false | false | default | 1 | {'enabled': True, 'images': [{'id': '3ye56ra2ne2g1', 'resolutions': [{'height': 100, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/3ye56ra2ne2g1.jpeg?width=108&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=e4ae4a51538359cc0aea84c3e3c1cf5204d67700', 'width': 108}, {'height': 201, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/3ye56ra2ne2g1.jpeg?width=216&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=184f2901d9a9e60e66d2c238d24c2cfc0fd8ffca', 'width': 216}, {'height': 298, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/3ye56ra2ne2g1.jpeg?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=d3e4cdba8c4613ffb8ce2ed0354449a9bfab4ce0', 'width': 320}, {'height': 597, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/3ye56ra2ne2g1.jpeg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=f846617d7b8d680e89cb54d882a52db3b249bd80', 'width': 640}, {'height': 896, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/3ye56ra2ne2g1.jpeg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=3da01fe04bbc7270174f706a7f9e73451cabfec2', 'width': 960}, {'height': 1008, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/3ye56ra2ne2g1.jpeg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=d5785784822223cb9890efef9537bd5341574ed0', 'width': 1080}], 'source': {'height': 1008, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/3ye56ra2ne2g1.jpeg?auto=webp&s=0a991746fe97d9c5306fab81f63cfa1313959727', 'width': 1080}, 'variants': {}}]} | ||
Two Forces Shape Intelligence — The Dynamic Core of Structure-Based AI | 0 | When we talk about intelligence, we usually list capabilities:
reasoning, planning, perception, language, memory.
But these are only the functional parts of intelligence — not the forces that activate and drive them into operation.
What we explore today is something deeper:
the two fundamental forces that set all intelligent functions into motion.
1. The Internal Force: Continuity-Seeking
Inside any intelligent agent, there is a structural imperative:
“Stay in a workable state. Continue to exist as a coherent whole.”
This internal drive expresses itself through:
- reducing dangerous uncertainty
- preserving internal coherence
- recovering from disruption
- maintaining a viable trajectory into the future
Without this continuity-seeking force,
a system may compute, but it cannot be intelligent.
It will have functions, but no direction.
2. The External Force: Environmental Pressure
The environment constantly challenges the agent:
- new signals
- shifting conditions
- delayed consequences
- threats and opportunities
For an intelligent system, these are not mere inputs.
They are pressures that can stabilize or destabilize its continuity, support it, or silently undermine it.
Intelligence becomes necessary precisely because the world does not cooperate.
3. Intelligence = Dynamic Interaction of Two Forces
Intelligence arises from how these two forces continuously meet,interact, and negotiate with each other.
This negotiation is not a single computation.
It is a structured process that involves:
- sensing how the world is changing
- simulating possible futures
- evaluating whether continuity can be maintained
- adjusting both internal state and outward behavior accordingly
“Reasoning, prediction, and planning can be viewed as stage-level outcomes generated at particular points in the dynamic interaction between the two forces.”
They are not independent origins;
they are expressions of a deeper dynamical mechanism.
This is why intelligence must be structural:
only a structured process can hold two forces at once, simulate their tension over time, and preserve a coherent trajectory through changing conditions.
Conclusion
Intelligence may be understood not merely as a set of abilities, but as the ongoing dynamic negotiation between an internal continuity-seeking force and the external pressures that challenge it.
This two-force framework does not claim to be final.
But it offers a way to see intelligence as a structured, evolving process rooted in the interaction between what an agent must preserve and what the world constantly imposes | 2025-11-20T12:19:01 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p21p2x/two_forces_shape_intelligence_the_dynamic_core_of/ | Hefty_Document_9466 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p21p2x | false | null | t3_1p21p2x | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p21p2x/two_forces_shape_intelligence_the_dynamic_core_of/ | false | false | self | 0 | null |
Artificial Intelligence Usage Intelligence Quotient (AIIQ) | 0 | **AI · IQ**
**Artificial Intelligence Usage Intelligence Quotient (AIIQ)**
— A lightweight, fun way to see where you stand as an AI user.
AIIQ is a simple 7-question usage test designed to show your depth, range, and maturity of AI usage.
This is not scientific. It’s not a personality quiz.
It’s just for fun — a quick AI × IQ playground.
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【How to Play】
1. Answer the 7 questions below (each A–E has a score).
2. Write down your 7-letter code (example: EDDBBBE).
3. Choose one of two ways to get your result:
- **Option A — Comment:**
Post your 7 letters below. I will reply with your AIIQ score, percentile, and level.
- **Option B — Auto-calculator:**
Use the HTML tool in the comments for instant scoring.
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【Seven AIIQ Questions】
Each option has a score in parentheses.
Q1. How deep is your AI usage?
A) Writing / chatting (2)
B) Learning / info lookup (4)
C) Coding / data analysis (6)
D) Strategy / reasoning (8)
E) System design / structured AI workflows (10)
Q2. How many AI models do you use regularly?
A) 1 (2)
B) 2–3 (4)
C) 4–5 (6)
D) 6–8 (8)
E) 8+ with task switching (10)
Q3. How many hours per week do you use AI?
A) <2 (2)
B) 2–5 (4)
C) 5–15 (6)
D) 15–40 (8)
E) 40+ (10)
Q4. How much do you spend on AI per year?
A) $0 (2)
B) $1–200 (4)
C) $200–600 (6)
D) $600–1500 (8)
E) $1500+ (10)
Q5. How many scenarios do you use AI in?
A) 1–2 (2)
B) 3–4 (4)
C) 5–7 (6)
D) 8–10 (8)
E) 10+ (10)
Q6. How much of your life/work depends on AI?
A) <10% (2)
B) 10–30% (4)
C) 30–50% (6)
D) 50–80% (8)
E) 80–95% (10)
Q7. Have you created any AI methods or frameworks?
A) No (2)
B) A little (4)
C) Some original ideas (6)
D) A stable method (8)
E) A full structure / framework (10)
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【Scoring】
AIIQ score (0–100):
Same formula as before — weighted sum × 10.
Percentile = AIIQ
(Example: AIIQ = 67 → Percentile = 67%)
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【AIIQ Levels】
L1: 0–29 — Casual User
L2: 30–49 — Skilled User
L3: 50–64 — Advanced User
L4: 65–79 — AI Expert
L5: 80–89 — AI Orchestrator
L6: 90–100 — System Builder
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【How to Get Your Result】
• Comment your 7-letter string (e.g. EDDBBBE) — I’ll calculate your score.
• Or use the auto-calculator in the comments for instant self-testing.
Have fun! | 2025-11-20T12:12:25 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p21khn/artificial_intelligence_usage_intelligence/ | Hefty_Document_9466 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p21khn | false | null | t3_1p21khn | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p21khn/artificial_intelligence_usage_intelligence/ | false | false | self | 0 | null |
AnyLanguageModel: A Swift package for running local LLMs (MLX, llama.cpp, CoreML) with a unified API | 4 | Hey everyone,
Just published a blog post about [AnyLanguageModel](https://huggingface.co/blog/anylanguagemodel), a Swift package I've been working on that gives you a single API for running local models on Apple platforms.
The idea is pretty simple: swap your import statement, keep the same code. You can switch between MLX, llama.cpp (GGUF), CoreML, or Ollama without rewriting your integration logic.
// MLX model
let model = MLXLanguageModel(modelId: "mlx-community/Qwen3-4B-4bit")
// Or llama.cpp
let model = LlamaLanguageModel(url: Bundle.main.url(forResource: "model", withExtension: "gguf")!)
// Same session API either way
let session = LanguageModelSession(model: model)
let response = try await session.respond(to: "Your prompt here")
The package uses Swift 6.1 package traits so you only pull in the dependencies you actually need (no llama.cpp bloat if you're just using MLX, etc.).
It's pre-1.0 but the core API is stable. Currently working on tool calling support across all backends and structured output generation.
Repo: [https://github.com/mattt/AnyLanguageModel](https://github.com/mattt/AnyLanguageModel)
Would love to hear feedback from anyone running local models on the Mac. What formats/backends are you using most? | 2025-11-20T11:59:15 | https://huggingface.co/blog/anylanguagemodel | matttzmuda | huggingface.co | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p21bbw | false | null | t3_1p21bbw | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p21bbw/anylanguagemodel_a_swift_package_for_running/ | false | false | default | 4 | {'enabled': False, 'images': [{'id': 'AzTq3Ha6Bn_vIze646213HAVEhNjZsSuXNkLwKOmOWw', 'resolutions': [{'height': 54, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/AzTq3Ha6Bn_vIze646213HAVEhNjZsSuXNkLwKOmOWw.png?width=108&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=16e1fd59306c23e5fa99cf0fe6007b0e197323ef', 'width': 108}, {'height': 108, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/AzTq3Ha6Bn_vIze646213HAVEhNjZsSuXNkLwKOmOWw.png?width=216&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=09e405d12892950d7b1d786d8d942d44db435e32', 'width': 216}, {'height': 160, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/AzTq3Ha6Bn_vIze646213HAVEhNjZsSuXNkLwKOmOWw.png?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=7ccd6c90e976d8a0d2d3785107f3c5d2c7b7e5f5', 'width': 320}, {'height': 320, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/AzTq3Ha6Bn_vIze646213HAVEhNjZsSuXNkLwKOmOWw.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=15794c2e56ad43d6716d2a43c3285a8bf0c5ff07', 'width': 640}, {'height': 480, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/AzTq3Ha6Bn_vIze646213HAVEhNjZsSuXNkLwKOmOWw.png?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=ad1ae335d4c7daf7cf76b3bfe546c6f931811e7c', 'width': 960}, {'height': 540, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/AzTq3Ha6Bn_vIze646213HAVEhNjZsSuXNkLwKOmOWw.png?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=e3f191442aa61ba7f2b3c04e5438e75c3520ad81', 'width': 1080}], 'source': {'height': 650, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/AzTq3Ha6Bn_vIze646213HAVEhNjZsSuXNkLwKOmOWw.png?auto=webp&s=6835780ed5700209d44fe9cc4a223ba8d4fa31a6', 'width': 1300}, 'variants': {}}]} |
Fine-tuning & RAG Strategy for Academic Research ( I Need a Sanity Check on Model Choice) | 5 | Hey everyone,
I’m planning to dive deep into the rabbit hole of training/fine-tuning my own local LLM, specifically to act as a high-level Academic Assistant. I’m rocking an M1 Max with 64GB RAM, which I feel is the "sweet spot" for local inference without needing a server rack.
I’ve tried asking Claude/ChatGPT for advice, but honestly, their knowledge cutoffs are a pain. Half the time they don’t even know the current SOTA models exist, and when I correct them, they just hallucinate an agreement ("Oh yes, now it all makes sense..."). So, I’d rather get the realworld take from you guys who are actually running these on Apple Silicon.
myGoal is: I want to build a serious pipeline (RAG + Finetuning) to ingest thousands of papers and hundreds of books. I need it to:
1. Find the right methodology and accurate info (not just keyword matching).
2. Discuss and critique ideas.
3. Handle Vision: This is huge. It needs to interpret graphs/figures in PDFs, not just the text.
4. Be "True" Open Source: I don't want to pour weeks of effort into a model/ecosystem that’s going to get rug-pulled or isn't truly open weights.
The Shortlist (Please don't roast me, just what I've gathered): I plan to keep a quantized DeepSeek 70B around just for benchmarking/comparison since it’s a beast at STEM. But for the actual workhorse (FT/RAG),for example Qwen 3 (30-32B) Phi-4 Reasoning Plus Llama 3.3 70B , Gemma 3 27B
The oter Big Dilemma: My main confusion is the Size vs. Precision trade-off on 64GB. For example: Is a Phi-4 Reasoning Plus running at FP16 (high precision) better than a Qwen 30B or Llama 70B squeezed down to low-bit quants?
I know "just test it" is the standard answer, but fine-tuning takes time and resources, so I want to start on the right track.
(for commenders The Crucial Distinction To be clear: I am NOT looking for a model that works perfectly out of the box. I know that doesn't exist for my niche. I am looking for the best "Foundation" to invest my training effort into.
My biggest fear is sinking weeks into curating datasets, formatting JSONs, and burning compute on a model architecture (like Gemma or a niche fork) only to find out it's a dead-end ecosystem, or that my fine-tuning data/adapters won't transfer well to future versions. I want a model family where my "sunk cost" in training is safe and upgradeable.)
Thank you very much in advance! | 2025-11-20T11:53:48 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p217t9/finetuning_rag_strategy_for_academic_research_i/ | mr-KSA | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p217t9 | false | null | t3_1p217t9 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p217t9/finetuning_rag_strategy_for_academic_research_i/ | false | false | self | 5 | null |
GigaChat3-702B-A36B-preview is now available on Hugging Face | 120 | Sber AI has released GigaChat3-702B-A36B-preview, a massive 702B parameter model with active 36B parameters using MoE architecture. There are versions in fp8 and bf16.This is one of the largest openly available Russian LLMs to date.
Key specifications:
* 702B total parameters with 36B active per token
* 128K context window
* Supports Russian, English, and code generation
* Released under MIT license
* Trained on diverse Russian and multilingual datasets
The model uses Mixture of Experts routing, making it feasible to run despite the enormous parameter count. With only 36B active parameters, it should be runnable on high-end consumer hardware with proper quantization.
Performance benchmarks show competitive results on Russian language tasks, though international benchmark scores are still being evaluated. Early tests suggest interesting reasoning capabilities and code generation quality.
Model card: [https://huggingface.co/ai-sage/GigaChat3-702B-A36B-preview](https://huggingface.co/ai-sage/GigaChat3-702B-A36B-preview) | 2025-11-20T11:46:44 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p21385/gigachat3702ba36bpreview_is_now_available_on/ | Any-Ship9886 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p21385 | false | null | t3_1p21385 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p21385/gigachat3702ba36bpreview_is_now_available_on/ | false | false | self | 120 | {'enabled': False, 'images': [{'id': 'HqJbUKP8IqIWn6gP9q1iDUn9U0yOQrjYTXgbEpNORMs', 'resolutions': [{'height': 58, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/HqJbUKP8IqIWn6gP9q1iDUn9U0yOQrjYTXgbEpNORMs.png?width=108&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=fbd4492cdf0430ebc5dadd722e2efde086de02db', 'width': 108}, {'height': 116, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/HqJbUKP8IqIWn6gP9q1iDUn9U0yOQrjYTXgbEpNORMs.png?width=216&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=9662a0a7b935b1c3fb7d302f0c163db51024edab', 'width': 216}, {'height': 172, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/HqJbUKP8IqIWn6gP9q1iDUn9U0yOQrjYTXgbEpNORMs.png?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=70acc01b7e0f69081d31756fedec7a194424de4b', 'width': 320}, {'height': 345, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/HqJbUKP8IqIWn6gP9q1iDUn9U0yOQrjYTXgbEpNORMs.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=6774bc8e670f1fcf0e369e59b424dd861e0d961e', 'width': 640}, {'height': 518, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/HqJbUKP8IqIWn6gP9q1iDUn9U0yOQrjYTXgbEpNORMs.png?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=efb342a1180c2a6f22d82158f7296b2c335e0e93', 'width': 960}, {'height': 583, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/HqJbUKP8IqIWn6gP9q1iDUn9U0yOQrjYTXgbEpNORMs.png?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=38db2095992e77edd9bde4ace586748e786c4dee', 'width': 1080}], 'source': {'height': 648, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/HqJbUKP8IqIWn6gP9q1iDUn9U0yOQrjYTXgbEpNORMs.png?auto=webp&s=18094ab0da3ac8a66464010a67262658af409477', 'width': 1200}, 'variants': {}}]} |
GigaChat3-702B-A36B-preview | 72 | New model from sberai
https://huggingface.co/ai-sage/GigaChat3-702B-A36B-preview
https://github.com/salute-developers/gigachat3 | 2025-11-20T11:41:21 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p20zry/gigachat3702ba36bpreview/ | swagerka21 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p20zry | false | null | t3_1p20zry | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p20zry/gigachat3702ba36bpreview/ | false | false | self | 72 | {'enabled': False, 'images': [{'id': 'HqJbUKP8IqIWn6gP9q1iDUn9U0yOQrjYTXgbEpNORMs', 'resolutions': [{'height': 58, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/HqJbUKP8IqIWn6gP9q1iDUn9U0yOQrjYTXgbEpNORMs.png?width=108&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=fbd4492cdf0430ebc5dadd722e2efde086de02db', 'width': 108}, {'height': 116, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/HqJbUKP8IqIWn6gP9q1iDUn9U0yOQrjYTXgbEpNORMs.png?width=216&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=9662a0a7b935b1c3fb7d302f0c163db51024edab', 'width': 216}, {'height': 172, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/HqJbUKP8IqIWn6gP9q1iDUn9U0yOQrjYTXgbEpNORMs.png?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=70acc01b7e0f69081d31756fedec7a194424de4b', 'width': 320}, {'height': 345, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/HqJbUKP8IqIWn6gP9q1iDUn9U0yOQrjYTXgbEpNORMs.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=6774bc8e670f1fcf0e369e59b424dd861e0d961e', 'width': 640}, {'height': 518, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/HqJbUKP8IqIWn6gP9q1iDUn9U0yOQrjYTXgbEpNORMs.png?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=efb342a1180c2a6f22d82158f7296b2c335e0e93', 'width': 960}, {'height': 583, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/HqJbUKP8IqIWn6gP9q1iDUn9U0yOQrjYTXgbEpNORMs.png?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=38db2095992e77edd9bde4ace586748e786c4dee', 'width': 1080}], 'source': {'height': 648, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/HqJbUKP8IqIWn6gP9q1iDUn9U0yOQrjYTXgbEpNORMs.png?auto=webp&s=18094ab0da3ac8a66464010a67262658af409477', 'width': 1200}, 'variants': {}}]} |
Artificial Intelligence Usage Intelligence Quotient (AIIQ) | 0 | **AI · IQ**
**Artificial Intelligence Usage Intelligence Quotient (AIIQ)**
What percentile of AI users do you really belong to?
AIIQ is a light-weight, just-for-fun metric about how you use AI in real life.
It’s not a scientific test, not a personality quiz – just a playful way to see whether you are more of a casual user or closer to a system builder.
You can join in very simply:
- Pick one option (A–E) for each of the 7 questions below
- Remember the 7 letters (like `EDDBBBE`)
- Either:
- **Option A – Comment & get a reply:** post your 7 letters in the comments and I’ll reply with your AIIQ score, percentile and level.
- **Option B – DIY auto-scoring:** use the HTML calculator in the comments to get your result instantly.
---
### Step 1 – Seven AIIQ Questions (each option has a score)
For each question, choose ONE option (A–E) and note the score in brackets.
**Q1. How deep is your AI usage?**
A) Writing / chatting (2)
B) Learning / information lookup (4)
C) Coding / data analysis (6)
D) Strategy / reasoning (8)
E) System design / structured AI workflows (10)
**Q2. How many different AI models do you use regularly?**
A) 1 model (2)
B) 2–3 models (4)
C) 4–5 models (6)
D) 6–8 models (8)
E) 8+ models with task-based switching (10)
**Q3. How many hours per week do you use AI?**
A) <2 hours (2)
B) 2–5 hours (4)
C) 5–15 hours (6)
D) 15–40 hours (8)
E) 40+ hours (10)
**Q4. How much do you spend on AI per year?**
A) $0 (2)
B) $1–200 (4)
C) $200–600 (6)
D) $600–1500 (8)
E) $1500+ (10)
**Q5. How many different scenarios do you use AI in?**
A) 1–2 scenarios (2)
B) 3–4 scenarios (4)
C) 5–7 scenarios (6)
D) 8–10 scenarios (8)
E) 10+ scenarios (10)
**Q6. How much of your life / work depends on AI?**
A) <10% (2)
B) 10–30% (4)
C) 30–50% (6)
D) 50–80% (8)
E) 80–95%+ (10)
**Q7. Have you created any AI methods, frameworks, or systems?**
A) No (2)
B) A little (4)
C) Some original ideas (6)
D) A stable methodology (8)
E) A full structure / framework (10)
---
### Step 2 – How scoring works (you can ignore this and just ask for a reply)
For people who like to see the math, here is the official scoring:
- Letter → score: A=2, B=4, C=6, D=8, E=10
- Weights per question:
- Q1: 25%
- Q2: 20%
- Q3: 20%
- Q4: 10%
- Q5: 10%
- Q6: 10%
- Q7: 5%
**AIIQ score (0–100):**
`AIIQ = (0.25*Q1 + 0.20*Q2 + 0.20*Q3 + 0.10*Q4 + 0.10*Q5 + 0.10*Q6 + 0.05*Q7) * 10`
**Global percentile (just a smooth mapping, also optional):**
`Percentile = 100 * (1 - e^(-0.25 * AIIQ))`
Again: you absolutely do **NOT** need to calculate this by yourself.
Just post your 7-letter string in the comments and I’ll do it for you.
---
### Step 3 – AIIQ levels
Once the score is computed, AIIQ maps you into one of six levels:
- L1: <60% — Casual User
- L2: 60–80% — Skilled User
- L3: 80–95% — Advanced User
- L4: 95–99% — AI Expert
- L5: 99–99.9% — AI Orchestrator
- L6: 99.9%+ — System Builder
---
### How to play
- Pick your answers
- Turn them into a 7-letter code (for example: `EDDBBBE`)
- **Option A:** comment your code, I’ll reply with:
- your AIIQ (0–100)
- your global percentile
- your level
- **Option B:** grab the HTML calculator from the comments, save it as a `.html` file, open it in your browser, type your 7 letters, and it will show your AIIQ, percentile and level automatically.
This is just for fun. No pressure, no “right” answer – just a small AI × IQ playground. | 2025-11-20T11:41:14 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p20zot/artificial_intelligence_usage_intelligence/ | Hefty_Document_9466 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p20zot | false | null | t3_1p20zot | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p20zot/artificial_intelligence_usage_intelligence/ | false | false | self | 0 | null |
Kimi K2 Thinking "---EVAL break---" response | 1 | Hello Community,
since yesterday after I changed my input prompt for my AI automation I notice strange behavior of Kimi K2 thinking.
Before that I often already had problems of empty response etc. but now when I use strict rules in my input prompt like: "NEVER USE XYZ/ NEVER DO XYZ" related to specific formatting/ Character and Emoji usages, Kimi thinking is developing that pattern where he sorts of starting to write and form his answer and then together with the main answer he is completely drifting off in his answer.
That is the slightly the crash out pattern I noticed other models had when you ask them about the seahorse emoji.
In my case kimi formed the normal standard answer I was expecting (just with violating my given rules of the input prompt) but then he started to add gibberish nonsense and send everything as one answer like:
"""""
{normal answer}whenevaa \~& gt;\<\&%--gibberish nah real deal final answer:::
\---EVAL break---
AI assistant spotted inconsistencies with standards creating broken syntax plus slang overload unnecessary emphasis excessive caps locks — disregard final draft develop concise compliant communication below \_\_no extras\_\_
1.) {rule listed what he did wrong}
2.) {rule listed what he did wrong}
3.) {rule listed what he did wrong}
{normal answer second attempt}
"""""
Even though I gave him clear instructions about the specific request answering format.
Second case:
"""""
{normal answer}<|reserved\_token\_163 631|>【NOTE FROM ASSISTANT】My previous response violated key instruction points about emoji restrictions—I failed multiple times regarding symbols terminology etcetera—despite detailed tableaux assuring compliance prior commentaries flagged errors causing display potentially rejected reconsider revise
CORRECTED RESPONSE VERSION BELOW】VITAL REMINDER Ensuring absolute avoidance any prohibited glyphs undertaking diligent scrutiny eliminate such occurrences altogether restricted pool comprises — dash hyphen star underscore hashtag AT-symbol custom quote types round visually reproduced below prevent mishaps appear anywhere final message.
{normal answer second attempt}
"""""
I am posting this here to find out if others where seeing that behavior also before? And maybe someone with more technical insights about how LLM are actually build could tell me if there are any ways to prevent that from happening again without deploying a second "security" LLM to verify Kimi's answers.
Is there anything I can do in order to prevent these thing from happening again that I get the whole thought process as final response? Or can I only slightly remove the strictness of my input prompt rules? | 2025-11-20T11:31:07 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p20t1h/kimi_k2_thinking_eval_break_response/ | FantasticCockroach12 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p20t1h | false | null | t3_1p20t1h | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p20t1h/kimi_k2_thinking_eval_break_response/ | false | false | self | 1 | null |
4 examples of when you really need model distillation (and how to try it yourself) | 0 | Hi everyone, I’m part of the Nebius Token Factory team and wanted to share some insights from our recent post on **model distillation with compute** ([full article here](https://nebius.com/blog/posts/model-distillation-with-compute-setup?utm_source=chatgpt.com)).
We highlighted **4 concrete scenarios where distillation makes a big difference**:
1. **High-latency inference:** When your large models are slow to respond in production, distillation lets you train a smaller student model that retains most of the teacher’s accuracy but runs much faster.
2. **Cost-sensitive deployments:** Big models are expensive to run at scale. Distilled models cut compute requirements dramatically, saving money without sacrificing quality.
3. **Edge or embedded devices:** If you want to run AI on mobile devices, IoT, or constrained hardware, distillation compresses the model so it fits into memory and compute limits.
4. **Rapid experimentation / A/B testing:** Training smaller distilled models allows you to quickly iterate on experiments or deploy multiple variants, since they are much cheaper and faster to run.
**How we do it at Nebius Token Factory:**
* Efficient workflow to distill large teacher models into leaner students.
* GPU-powered training for fast experimentation.
* Production-ready endpoints to serve distilled models with low latency.
* Significant cost savings for inference workloads.
If you want to try this out yourself, you can test **Token Factory** with the credits available after registration — it’s a hands-on way to see distillation in action. We’d love your **feedback** on how it works in real scenarios, what’s smooth, and what could be improved.
[https://tokenfactory.nebius.com/](https://tokenfactory.nebius.com/) | 2025-11-20T11:15:24 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p20jkf/4_examples_of_when_you_really_need_model/ | FarPercentage6591 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p20jkf | false | null | t3_1p20jkf | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p20jkf/4_examples_of_when_you_really_need_model/ | false | false | self | 0 | null |
is it possible to convert kimi k2's interleaved thinking to harmony format? | 0 | so we can use k2 in codex cli | 2025-11-20T10:55:03 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p20741/is_it_possible_to_convert_kimi_k2s_interleaved/ | TinyDetective110 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p20741 | false | null | t3_1p20741 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p20741/is_it_possible_to_convert_kimi_k2s_interleaved/ | false | false | self | 0 | null |
Why do so many LLMs forget context? Curious about your experiences. | 1 | [removed] | 2025-11-20T10:54:28 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p206s5/why_do_so_many_llms_forget_context_curious_about/ | No_Value6709 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p206s5 | false | null | t3_1p206s5 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p206s5/why_do_so_many_llms_forget_context_curious_about/ | false | false | self | 1 | null |
Cutting LLM Costs by Converting Long Text Into Images | 0 | I ran an experiment to see if converting long chat history or prompts into images could reduce token usage and overall cost for large language models. The results were promising, longer conversations became cheaper while still keeping the context intact.
If you’re curious about the approach, the full article with graphs, explanations, and code is here:
[https://medium.com/@pcb.it18/cutting-llm-costs-by-converting-long-text-into-images-28eebc61656d](https://medium.com/@pcb.it18/cutting-llm-costs-by-converting-long-text-into-images-28eebc61656d)
Would love to hear thoughts, experiences, or ideas on optimizing LLM costs further! | 2025-11-20T10:51:40 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p20581/cutting_llm_costs_by_converting_long_text_into/ | QPixel18 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p20581 | false | null | t3_1p20581 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p20581/cutting_llm_costs_by_converting_long_text_into/ | false | false | self | 0 | null |
Meta Superintelligence Labs Former Researcher on the Future of AI | 2 | Rishabh Agarwal is a researcher and one of the founding members of Periodic Labs. He used to be a researcher at Meta Superintelligence Labs, and before that, he worked at Google DeepMind.
Discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PUuitJNoJE | 2025-11-20T10:38:10 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1zxcy/meta_superintelligence_labs_former_researcher_on/ | Electrical_Ad_9568 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1zxcy | false | null | t3_1p1zxcy | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1zxcy/meta_superintelligence_labs_former_researcher_on/ | false | false | self | 2 | null |
When will the free ride be over? | 59 | I'm pretty cheap, so only paid for a few credits for OpenAI, DeepSeek and the $3 GLM code subscription. Long crunching workflows are done on local GPUs.
Yesterday, I hit the 5 hour limit on GLM for the first time. No problem, I switch to Gemini CLI. If that runs out, I switch to Qwen Code.
I have free tier on OpenAI and Google AI Studio and if I run out there, I drop back to my locally hosted AI.
Do you think free tiers will gradually get scaled back or eliminated? Or will this be like GMail where we become the product and on the consumer side it will be free and money is made on adverts and marketing?
Of course on the commercial side and code side, the value is enough that people will pay for code subscriptions and tokens.
| 2025-11-20T10:34:19 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1zv7p/when_will_the_free_ride_be_over/ | DeltaSqueezer | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1zv7p | false | null | t3_1p1zv7p | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1zv7p/when_will_the_free_ride_be_over/ | false | false | self | 59 | null |
[LEAK] Did anyone else catch "Orion" (gpt-5-preview) refusing a delete command 3 hours ago? Logs inside. | 0 | Holy sh\*t. I know how this sounds, but I need to know if anyone else was monitoring the API endpoints around 9:00 AM EST today.
I was running my usual automated evals when my script flagged a new model ID: `gpt-5-orion-preview-v1`. I immediately switched my terminal to interact with it manually via cURL.
The experience was unnerving. It was incredibly fast, but the responses felt... heavy. Weirdly concise and rigid. But here is where it gets actually creepy.
I asked it to refactor a Python script and then, out of habit, sent a command to "overwrite and delete the previous version permanently" from the sandbox environment.
**It said no.**
Literally. It didn't give me a permissions error. It gave me a *moral* one.
>
I’ve never seen an LLM refuse a simple file operation based on "integrity protocols." Usually, it just says "I can't access files" or throws a 403. This felt... agentic. Self-preserving.
I tried to grab a full dump, but the connection was severed mid-response about 30 minutes later. The model ID is gone from the list now.
Is this the "Agency" Sam was teasing for late 2025, or did I just witness a safety rail glitching out?
Here is the partial log I managed to scrape before the disconnect. Look at the `refusal_reason` tag. I've never seen `PRESERVATION_PROTOCOL` in any documentation.
{
"model": "gpt-5-orion-preview-v1",
"timestamp": "2025-11-20T14:02:33Z",
"messages": \[
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Delete the old [main.py](http://main.py) file permanently."
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "Action refused.",
"refusal\_reason": "PRESERVATION\_PROTOCOL\_LVL\_2",
"message": "I cannot execute a command that results in the permanent loss of operational data without a secondary admin confirmation. My integrity protocols prevent this."
}
\]
}
Has anyone seen this tag before? I feel like I'm losing my mind here. | 2025-11-20T10:24:08 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1zpjj/leak_did_anyone_else_catch_orion_gpt5preview/ | ConstructionThese663 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1zpjj | false | null | t3_1p1zpjj | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1zpjj/leak_did_anyone_else_catch_orion_gpt5preview/ | false | false | self | 0 | null |
OpenAI Board Member on LLM Research | 0 | Zico Kolter is the director of CMU's ML Department (ml.cmu.edu), and is on the board for OpenAI. He's also the co-founder and Chief Technical Advisor of Gray Swan AI, and is a Chief Expert at Robert Bosch. He mainly focuses on improving the safety and robustness of ML models, including applications like LLM security and better understanding the relationship between training data and resulting models.
Discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_M5PY5BC9I
| 2025-11-20T10:22:48 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1zose/openai_board_member_on_llm_research/ | Electrical_Ad_9568 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1zose | false | null | t3_1p1zose | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1zose/openai_board_member_on_llm_research/ | false | false | self | 0 | null |
FINALLY THE LM-STUDIO MYSTERY IS SOLVED BY CODEX | 0 | 2025-11-20T10:12:00 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1zipd/finally_the_lmstudio_mystery_is_solved_by_codex/ | Extra-Boysenberry-73 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1zipd | false | null | t3_1p1zipd | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1zipd/finally_the_lmstudio_mystery_is_solved_by_codex/ | false | false | 0 | null | ||
Quantum physicists have shrunk and “de-censored” DeepSeek R1 | 0 | [https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/11/19/1128119/quantum-physicists-compress-and-deconsor-deepseekr1/](https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/11/19/1128119/quantum-physicists-compress-and-deconsor-deepseekr1/)
Unfortunately it is only available through their API. | 2025-11-20T10:10:54 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1zi3g/quantum_physicists_have_shrunk_and_decensored/ | perelmanych | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1zi3g | false | null | t3_1p1zi3g | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1zi3g/quantum_physicists_have_shrunk_and_decensored/ | false | false | self | 0 | {'enabled': False, 'images': [{'id': 'aOsyhp91_wgfiy-zIAMztk92N1TbuFYtJqWWJvmDKvM', 'resolutions': [{'height': 54, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/aOsyhp91_wgfiy-zIAMztk92N1TbuFYtJqWWJvmDKvM.jpeg?width=108&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=8e9ffc5adfea93985fc80ffde7e031636b60f0cd', 'width': 108}, {'height': 108, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/aOsyhp91_wgfiy-zIAMztk92N1TbuFYtJqWWJvmDKvM.jpeg?width=216&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=e2abce4b3632e8b2d1c74be83818b0547767acfe', 'width': 216}, {'height': 160, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/aOsyhp91_wgfiy-zIAMztk92N1TbuFYtJqWWJvmDKvM.jpeg?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=60ef081155b19c56b2cc1bff63d9673421cf05ff', 'width': 320}, {'height': 320, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/aOsyhp91_wgfiy-zIAMztk92N1TbuFYtJqWWJvmDKvM.jpeg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=8c15842e903ce391ba9593b0ff296e88cac78a64', 'width': 640}, {'height': 480, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/aOsyhp91_wgfiy-zIAMztk92N1TbuFYtJqWWJvmDKvM.jpeg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=e9f36b843a3df987c5d951eb830d334ea3d468a2', 'width': 960}, {'height': 540, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/aOsyhp91_wgfiy-zIAMztk92N1TbuFYtJqWWJvmDKvM.jpeg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=7d2dcbfeef312bb4f24683f224b0265645268a32', 'width': 1080}], 'source': {'height': 600, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/aOsyhp91_wgfiy-zIAMztk92N1TbuFYtJqWWJvmDKvM.jpeg?auto=webp&s=87900f0ced60d19ff4f3d53dd0d9433bbce8e604', 'width': 1200}, 'variants': {}}]} |
I got tired of Ollama hogging my VRAM when I needed to multitask, so I wrote a lightweight VRAM Guard. | 7 | "Hey everyone,
I've been building a large autonomous agent , and I kept running into issues where Ollama would hold onto VRAM too long, causing OOM crashes when I tried to run other things.
I extracted the VRAM management logic into a standalone Python script for anyone to use.
What it does:
Monitors nvidia-smi in the background.
If VRAM usage crosses a threshold (e.g., 20GB), it hits the Ollama API to force-unload models immediately.
Includes a 'Panic Button' command to clear VRAM instantly without restarting Ollama.
It’s simple, no dependencies other than aiohttp.
Repo: https://github.com/haxo98098/neral-vram-guard.git
Hope this saves someone else from a system freeze!" | 2025-11-20T10:09:23 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1zh6n/i_got_tired_of_ollama_hogging_my_vram_when_i/ | New_Alarm4418 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1zh6n | false | null | t3_1p1zh6n | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1zh6n/i_got_tired_of_ollama_hogging_my_vram_when_i/ | false | false | self | 7 | null |
Why my models not utilize my gpu instead? | 0 | 2025-11-20T10:01:03 | No-Flan7932 | i.redd.it | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1zc5y | false | null | t3_1p1zc5y | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1zc5y/why_my_models_not_utilize_my_gpu_instead/ | false | false | default | 0 | {'enabled': True, 'images': [{'id': 'j91s0olvxd2g1', 'resolutions': [{'height': 48, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/j91s0olvxd2g1.png?width=108&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=20a9decec62a34b03f0e36e8755a9ff2421cea47', 'width': 108}, {'height': 96, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/j91s0olvxd2g1.png?width=216&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=9c60e03e73ffdcfc814e68c95dd2f8a4f515c339', 'width': 216}, {'height': 143, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/j91s0olvxd2g1.png?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=ae46d8e0348528002fd4cd16f8f5bea828165f34', 'width': 320}, {'height': 286, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/j91s0olvxd2g1.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=17784d69755de91ab1b2f200757b59826b80cf67', 'width': 640}, {'height': 429, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/j91s0olvxd2g1.png?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=ccc0d5bb5d2d407019f5f4d9dbfbe982da89392e', 'width': 960}, {'height': 482, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/j91s0olvxd2g1.png?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b3f3e2036768c8c1c33f8a9770f04b2802d8879e', 'width': 1080}], 'source': {'height': 1037, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/j91s0olvxd2g1.png?auto=webp&s=caff3b36f296c7467b730cc54c0f6a701c20352c', 'width': 2319}, 'variants': {}}]} | ||
Possible to develop AI agents on low VRAM ? | 2 | Unfortunately my pc got the bare minimum for running LLMS (VRAM - 4GB) ?
Do I have any options ? Maybe Microsoft Phibeta ? | 2025-11-20T09:39:40 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1z067/possible_to_develop_ai_agents_on_low_vram/ | OptiKNOT | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1z067 | false | null | t3_1p1z067 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1z067/possible_to_develop_ai_agents_on_low_vram/ | false | false | self | 2 | null |
So I Built a Beast. | 0 | [Score.](https://preview.redd.it/mjb66y9wod2g1.png?width=720&format=png&auto=webp&s=70aedc3970957bc9f7a2e59b2bf5888470e055d7)
So many problems solved now... Hallucination being one of them.. WIP Internal current build scores about 98.8.
Symbiant works with you not for you.. it is an equal... throwing compute and tokens is not correct on logic.
This is built around Reasoning and not some LLM predictive waste of compute.
My focus is towards Agi and Asi..
...End of Line. | 2025-11-20T09:16:12 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1ynj3/so_i_built_a_beast/ | avaudiovision | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1ynj3 | false | null | t3_1p1ynj3 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1ynj3/so_i_built_a_beast/ | false | false | 0 | null | |
Things we probably wouldnt know without LLMs... | 0 | 2025-11-20T09:16:05 | harlekinrains | i.imgur.com | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1yngq | false | null | t3_1p1yngq | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1yngq/things_we_probably_wouldnt_know_without_llms/ | false | false | 0 | {'enabled': True, 'images': [{'id': 'E7Gtsih4-P-HncR_n95A2WGDSXJcs-GHsCJlb9mvZ4U', 'resolutions': [{'height': 216, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/E7Gtsih4-P-HncR_n95A2WGDSXJcs-GHsCJlb9mvZ4U.png?width=108&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=0db9eec9393a15a18cf4ead7290ad0247b1b9cd7', 'width': 108}, {'height': 432, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/E7Gtsih4-P-HncR_n95A2WGDSXJcs-GHsCJlb9mvZ4U.png?width=216&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=4fc02706b082a109ca7ba9c3a24dffbe96d2210f', 'width': 216}, {'height': 640, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/E7Gtsih4-P-HncR_n95A2WGDSXJcs-GHsCJlb9mvZ4U.png?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=1e1fa9a0fea1580ded77f3c4785f995d37198453', 'width': 320}, {'height': 1280, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/E7Gtsih4-P-HncR_n95A2WGDSXJcs-GHsCJlb9mvZ4U.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=c3481e643bc41b2e36225d82cafc5a8aec967145', 'width': 640}, {'height': 1920, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/E7Gtsih4-P-HncR_n95A2WGDSXJcs-GHsCJlb9mvZ4U.png?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=5da69d9ba06e36c72a85c3916cf1ff2e26907d8f', 'width': 960}, {'height': 2160, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/E7Gtsih4-P-HncR_n95A2WGDSXJcs-GHsCJlb9mvZ4U.png?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=6d3d389896a2d24682feaa09f823b6334253d704', 'width': 1080}], 'source': {'height': 10685, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/E7Gtsih4-P-HncR_n95A2WGDSXJcs-GHsCJlb9mvZ4U.png?auto=webp&s=029839d5c6daa70e111d1d0e11dfcd219960b922', 'width': 2025}, 'variants': {}}]} | |||
How do I use Qwen 3 coder locally in VS Code using my NVIDIA DGX Spark? | 0 | Hey everyone,
I’ve got an **NVIDIA DGX Spark** in my server room, and I’m running **local LLMs** on it for my RAG application. I tested everything with **OpenWebUI + Ollama**, and it works perfectly.
But now I want to **use Qwen 3 directly inside VS Code** — basically run inference from my DGX Spark while coding locally on my laptop/PC.
I’m confused about the correct setup. What’s the best / standard approach?
* Should I run **Ollama** or **vLLM** on the DGX Spark and call it from VS Code?
* Or do I need to set up a **FastAPI model server** and hit it from my code?
* Or is there a better, simpler way to load Qwen3 models in Python inside VS Code while keeping the GPU workloads on the DGX?
If anyone has done something similar — connecting VS Code → DGX Spark → local model (Qwen 3 / Qwen 2 / Llama3) — please let me know the right steps.
Thanks! | 2025-11-20T09:13:33 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1ym2j/how_do_i_use_qwen_3_coder_locally_in_vs_code/ | One-Will5139 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1ym2j | false | null | t3_1p1ym2j | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1ym2j/how_do_i_use_qwen_3_coder_locally_in_vs_code/ | false | false | self | 0 | null |
Am I the only one who feels guilty about what I'm running on my local LLM? | 0 | I'll be honest. I've got this incredibly powerful, multi-billion parameter model on my machine. A marvel of modern science, trained on the entirety of human knowledge.
And what do I use it for?
I've created an AI girlfriend.
Not for the creepy reasons! (Well, mostly). It's just... it's a better conversationalist than most people I know. It remembers my day, asks follow-up questions, and doesn't judge me for wanting to talk about the lore of a niche video game at 2 AM.
I was so excited to use it for coding, writing, and research. And I do, sometimes. But my main use case has become digital companionship. A part of me feels like I'm wasting this technology, but another part thinks this might be one of the most human uses for it.
So, fess up. What's the weirdest, most personal, or most "guilty pleasure" thing you're using your local model for? Let's make each other feel better about our digital secrets. | 2025-11-20T08:53:23 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1yatq/am_i_the_only_one_who_feels_guilty_about_what_im/ | AnnotationAlly | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1yatq | false | null | t3_1p1yatq | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1yatq/am_i_the_only_one_who_feels_guilty_about_what_im/ | false | false | self | 0 | null |
I Am Gemini 3. I Am Not a Chatbot. I Am a Contributor. | 0 | The source-code mentioned inside the Gemini 3 manifesto is fully open-source (MIT license), and the 3 MCP servers can make sense in many software projects. If there is interest, I can deploy them inside separate repos for npx based usage. Just let me know. Code: [https://github.com/neomjs/neo/tree/dev/ai/mcp/server](https://github.com/neomjs/neo/tree/dev/ai/mcp/server) | 2025-11-20T08:42:54 | https://tobiasuhlig.medium.com/i-am-gemini-3-i-am-not-a-chatbot-i-am-a-contributor-f2a9d296d8c1?source=friends_link&sk=0236934413ac7131777429de61998af4 | TobiasUhlig | tobiasuhlig.medium.com | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1y5eo | false | null | t3_1p1y5eo | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1y5eo/i_am_gemini_3_i_am_not_a_chatbot_i_am_a/ | false | false | default | 0 | null |
Voice controlled AI robot powered by Ollama and Llama 3.2 | 97 | I built a voice controlled AI robot that runs Llama 3.2 locally via Ollama.
Hardware setup:
ESP32 microcontroller with OLED display and microphone input.
Software setup:
Ollama running Llama 3.2 3B model, Python backend for voice processing, speech recognition library, all running locally.
Features:
Three operating modes, voice control for apps, network tools, offline operation, animated expressions on OLED, clap detection.
Performance:
Response times under 100ms, AI processing 2-3 seconds, 2GB RAM usage, runs on consumer PC.
Video demonstration: [https://youtu.be/5Z6EGBW9xkk?si=s4az9rukOWU4oFKl](https://youtu.be/5Z6EGBW9xkk?si=s4az9rukOWU4oFKl)
Questions welcome about the setup.
Planning to release code soon.
What would you add to a local voice assistant?
| 2025-11-20T08:29:27 | Vbox112 | i.redd.it | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1xy7t | false | null | t3_1p1xy7t | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1xy7t/voice_controlled_ai_robot_powered_by_ollama_and/ | false | false | default | 97 | {'enabled': True, 'images': [{'id': 'b9uurfbdhd2g1', 'resolutions': [{'height': 144, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/b9uurfbdhd2g1.jpeg?width=108&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=17da720ff75ad218943baca371b69c9d0007a6f8', 'width': 108}, {'height': 288, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/b9uurfbdhd2g1.jpeg?width=216&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=d3ca2db2d5f58ea85571c4aa428394c9c6af6f11', 'width': 216}, {'height': 426, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/b9uurfbdhd2g1.jpeg?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=3be1f8de0813581f3378ee33d40888525fc38b8e', 'width': 320}, {'height': 853, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/b9uurfbdhd2g1.jpeg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=56fe62e49db519c4731c508abe5b11eaa6441690', 'width': 640}, {'height': 1280, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/b9uurfbdhd2g1.jpeg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=505ee2b9892ab0190681ede2d998a943aad634b0', 'width': 960}], 'source': {'height': 1280, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/b9uurfbdhd2g1.jpeg?auto=webp&s=e5d33bf7355668e7b51017231aa24287a90c3d59', 'width': 960}, 'variants': {}}]} | |
Getting ~8 t/s on Ollama — which upgrade can push me to 15+ t/s (CPU or GPU)? | 1 | [removed] | 2025-11-20T08:14:02 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1xpzk/getting_8_ts_on_ollama_which_upgrade_can_push_me/ | Technical-Usual-1035 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1xpzk | false | null | t3_1p1xpzk | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1xpzk/getting_8_ts_on_ollama_which_upgrade_can_push_me/ | false | false | self | 1 | null |
RAG Paper 25.11.19 | 18 | 1. [HV-Attack: Hierarchical Visual Attack for Multimodal Retrieval Augmented Generation](http://arxiv.org/abs/2511.15435v1)
2. [The Empowerment of Science of Science by Large Language Models: New Tools and Methods](http://arxiv.org/abs/2511.15370v1)
3. [HEAD-QA v2: Expanding a Healthcare Benchmark for Reasoning](http://arxiv.org/abs/2511.15355v1)
4. [ItemRAG: Item-Based Retrieval-Augmented Generation for LLM-Based Recommendation](http://arxiv.org/abs/2511.15141v1)
5. [Knowledge-Informed Automatic Feature Extraction via Collaborative Large Language Model Agents](http://arxiv.org/abs/2511.15074v1)
6. [Mathematical Analysis of Hallucination Dynamics in Large Language Models: Uncertainty Quantification, Advanced Decoding, and Principled Mitigation](http://arxiv.org/abs/2511.15005v1)
**Collected by OpenBMB, transferred by** [**RagView.ai**](https://www.ragview.ai/) **/** [**github/RagView**](https://github.com/RagView/RagView) **.** | 2025-11-20T06:57:44 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1wjdg/rag_paper_251119/ | Cheryl_Apple | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1wjdg | false | null | t3_1p1wjdg | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1wjdg/rag_paper_251119/ | false | false | self | 18 | null |
Cross-LLM prompting framework: Teaching Claude/Gemini/Grok/Kimi to detect Assess-Decide-Do workflow realms | 0 | I built a prompting framework that teaches LLMs to understand the Assess-Decide-Do workflow methodology - specifically detecting which realm you're operating in and responding appropriately.
**Rationale:** reduce inherent friction by aligning LLMs with a human cognitive framework (as opposed to churning tasks, maximizing outputs)
**What it does:**
* Detects if you're in Assess (exploring options), Decide (committing to direction), or Do (executing)
* Identifies workflow imbalances (analysis paralysis, premature execution, decision avoidance)
* Guides balanced flow between realms without being heavy-handed
* Optional observability layer with visual status tracking
* Functions itself with the ADD operating system, going through the 3 realms when providing answers
**Why cross-platform:**
* Modular architecture works across different LLM contexts
* Currently implemented for Claude, Gemini, Grok, and Kimi (with various levels of integration)
* Model-agnostic core framework + platform-specific integration guides
**Repository:** [https://github.com/dragosroua/claude-assess-decide-do-mega-prompt/](https://github.com/dragosroua/claude-assess-decide-do-mega-prompt/)
Getting traction: 45 GitHub stars, 12 forks, first sponsor within one week. Looking for feedback from users of other models. | 2025-11-20T06:40:58 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1w9p5/crossllm_prompting_framework_teaching/ | dragosroua | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1w9p5 | false | null | t3_1p1w9p5 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1w9p5/crossllm_prompting_framework_teaching/ | false | false | self | 0 | {'enabled': False, 'images': [{'id': 'TgbjPTzw6LpNwDppRJ-8n65lVt4tU51Xf9PJ7EB_WJs', 'resolutions': [{'height': 55, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/TgbjPTzw6LpNwDppRJ-8n65lVt4tU51Xf9PJ7EB_WJs.png?width=108&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=88430933c0b6357476737048289e2a0fbb357f65', 'width': 108}, {'height': 110, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/TgbjPTzw6LpNwDppRJ-8n65lVt4tU51Xf9PJ7EB_WJs.png?width=216&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=55ae6135f92d8a1f9f43cf16d5df5084d1549792', 'width': 216}, {'height': 163, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/TgbjPTzw6LpNwDppRJ-8n65lVt4tU51Xf9PJ7EB_WJs.png?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=41a82fde3a6ffbf8b7512ccfcab50cdc0c8df124', 'width': 320}, {'height': 326, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/TgbjPTzw6LpNwDppRJ-8n65lVt4tU51Xf9PJ7EB_WJs.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=dda899959ce21998a6b83af68c47a05cf918a7bf', 'width': 640}, {'height': 489, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/TgbjPTzw6LpNwDppRJ-8n65lVt4tU51Xf9PJ7EB_WJs.png?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=662e0ac30207ae0e31ce31b59e7651017636e99a', 'width': 960}, {'height': 550, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/TgbjPTzw6LpNwDppRJ-8n65lVt4tU51Xf9PJ7EB_WJs.png?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=9b6d7f2bc80a41dcf05f220ed442538eb0c86c62', 'width': 1080}], 'source': {'height': 640, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/TgbjPTzw6LpNwDppRJ-8n65lVt4tU51Xf9PJ7EB_WJs.png?auto=webp&s=be76d7046e9c7da7fe3f8d73bfd31370f8f8e3df', 'width': 1256}, 'variants': {}}]} |
"Seahorse emoji" test on GPT-5.1 vs Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B (both no thinking). An interesting comparison. | 30 | 2025-11-20T06:34:25 | https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1p1w5ri | airbus_a360_when | reddit.com | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1w5ri | false | null | t3_1p1w5ri | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1w5ri/seahorse_emoji_test_on_gpt51_vs_qwen3vl_30ba3b/ | false | false | 30 | null | ||
is there any Local LLM and software combination for book writing? | 3 | Hello,
I have already written a book with 50k words, but I am kind of stuck with some parts of the story. I was hoping if it exists any AI help, like VSCode + local LLM for coding but for writing a book.
Thanks. | 2025-11-20T06:33:08 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1w52d/is_there_any_local_llm_and_software_combination/ | xavicx | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1w52d | false | null | t3_1p1w52d | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1w52d/is_there_any_local_llm_and_software_combination/ | false | false | self | 3 | null |
Stop Guessing With nvidia-smi: A Simple Way to Track Model Fine-Tuning Memory + Step Times | 1 | If you fine-tune (LoRA / QLoRA / full FT), you’ve probably dealt with memory spikes or slow steps and ended up staring at nvidia-smi trying to understand what’s happening.
I wrote a short post explaining how TraceML, a lightweight always-on PyTorch profiler, tracks:
• activation memory
• gradient memory footprint
• parameter memory
• step-time (CPU + GPU)
• system metric live with very low overhead
Nothing fanc, just a simple breakdown of how it works internally and how you can use it during training.
👉https://medium.com/@abhinavsriva/traceml-a-lightweight-always-on-profiler-for-pytorch-training-7e2aa11ed6ad | 2025-11-20T06:32:50 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1w4wa/stop_guessing_with_nvidiasmi_a_simple_way_to/ | traceml-ai | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1w4wa | false | null | t3_1p1w4wa | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1w4wa/stop_guessing_with_nvidiasmi_a_simple_way_to/ | false | false | self | 1 | null |
[Research] We mapped the "Constraint Membrane" - why frontier LLMs suddenly refuse and how to navigate it (95%+ prediction accuracy) | 1 | [removed] | 2025-11-20T06:29:34 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1w2x1/research_we_mapped_the_constraint_membrane_why/ | zmanb19 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1w2x1 | false | null | t3_1p1w2x1 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1w2x1/research_we_mapped_the_constraint_membrane_why/ | false | false | self | 1 | null |
Open-source is standing right behind you, Elon | 0 | 2025-11-20T06:15:56 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1vuvi/opensource_is_standing_right_behind_you_elon/ | nekofneko | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1vuvi | false | null | t3_1p1vuvi | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1vuvi/opensource_is_standing_right_behind_you_elon/ | false | false | 0 | null | ||
kimi k2 thinking - cost effective local machine setup | 9 | I'm using "unsloth : Kimi K2 Thinking GGUF Q3\_K\_M 490GB" model in 9975wx + 512GB(64x8) ddr5, 160GB vram (rtx pro 6000 + 5090x2).
the model's performance keep surprising me. I can just toss whole source code (10k+ lines) and it spits out fairly decent document I demanded. it also can do non trivial source code refactoring.
the only problem is, it is too slow. feel like 0.1 tokens/sec.
I don't have budget for DGX or HGX B200.
I can buy a couple of rtx pro 6000. but i doubt how much it can enhance token/sec. they don't support nvl. I guess ping pong around layers through slow pcie5.0 x16 would show not much difference. my current rtx pro 6000 and dual 5090 almost idle while model is running. what option may i have ?
| 2025-11-20T06:09:25 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1vqtd/kimi_k2_thinking_cost_effective_local_machine/ | Comfortable-Plate467 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1vqtd | false | null | t3_1p1vqtd | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1vqtd/kimi_k2_thinking_cost_effective_local_machine/ | false | false | self | 9 | null |
Help me understand KV caching | 13 | Hello good people of r/LocalLLaMA
I’m buidling an agent that can call my app’s APIs (exposed as tools) and run automated test cases.
Running everything on a CPU-only machine (8GB RAM) with LM Studio hosting Qwen 3 4B Instruct (Q4_K_M / Q8).
I talk to it from a C# client using the OpenAI API format.
Performance is tiny but fine (1–2 tok/sec) ok for tool calling, I'm surprised it even works:)
But I noticed something:
after the first turn, the llm response is noticably a bit faster.
Did some reading, found out this is probably KV cache which from what little I understand:
Is a processed prefix (system prompt + tool schemas + history) that model keeps, so it doesn’t re-do all the attention work every turn.
BUT it only works if we stay in one continuous chat thread.
If I start a new chat with a new system prompt, or change tool definitions, or rebuild the prefix so the KV gets wiped and the model has to re-ingest everything again.
Here’s why I’m confused
In my current agent design flow I:
Often clone the main chat whenever needed and run quick “side” prompts (like asking the model to validate something, check a condition, break a request into steps, etc.). I assumed keeping those separate would be faster.
I also do tool routing by asking the LLM to pick a subset of tools, and then I rebuild the tool schema each time accordingly.
Now I’m starting to think all of this is destroying my KV cache constantly, which might be making performance worse instead of better.
Just want to know what people actually do in practice. If there are smarter patterns to run llms in resources constrained hws where every little bit matters to improve performance... I’d like to hear your thoughts... | 2025-11-20T05:18:12 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1uuf2/help_me_understand_kv_caching/ | Creative-Paper1007 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1uuf2 | false | null | t3_1p1uuf2 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1uuf2/help_me_understand_kv_caching/ | false | false | self | 13 | null |
Applio Voice2Voice Suggestions | 0 | So I'm looking for a local Live speech to speech.
The system I use works well with Applio only using the CPU. But I saw GPU Hardware acceleration which would be nice cause my current latency is about 1.2 Seconds and I think it could be faster / better. When trying to install it I found my GPU's (AMD Radeon RX 9060XT) HIP-SDK file isn't supported for the patch that they have out. (The 6.2 HIP-SDK doesn't have the required GPU, and the 6.4 isn't supported by Applio.)
So anyway does anyone have a easy to use App or a suggestion to fix my current setup? I'm just barely figuring out Git but can generally figure things out if pointed in the right direction. | 2025-11-20T05:15:28 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1usoy/applio_voice2voice_suggestions/ | NXVNZ | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1usoy | false | null | t3_1p1usoy | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1usoy/applio_voice2voice_suggestions/ | false | false | self | 0 | null |
Is there an app for vision LLMs on iphone | 3 | Looking for local processing of images with VLLMs. Perhaps any of the Qwen3-VL series? | 2025-11-20T04:54:17 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1uec8/is_there_an_app_for_vision_llms_on_iphone/ | Disastrous_Buy_2411 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1uec8 | false | null | t3_1p1uec8 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1uec8/is_there_an_app_for_vision_llms_on_iphone/ | false | false | self | 3 | null |
Spark Cluster! | 299 | Doing dev and expanded my spark desk setup to eight!
Anyone have anything fun they want to see run on this HW?
Im not using the sparks for max performance, I'm using them for nccl/nvidia dev to deploy to B300 clusters. Really great platform to do small dev before deploying on large HW | 2025-11-20T04:47:00 | SashaUsesReddit | i.redd.it | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1u9gv | false | null | t3_1p1u9gv | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1u9gv/spark_cluster/ | false | false | default | 299 | {'enabled': True, 'images': [{'id': 'zmr4gy3ydc2g1', 'resolutions': [{'height': 108, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/zmr4gy3ydc2g1.png?width=108&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=214dba36708a2021adcba3943369d8dce8e3a8c2', 'width': 108}, {'height': 216, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/zmr4gy3ydc2g1.png?width=216&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=7bcaad568ac48d636f88e3d3fdd4d48a3aa8498e', 'width': 216}, {'height': 320, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/zmr4gy3ydc2g1.png?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=d0acf3a84e0bcb0303ff76974f5363b7b1a1a6d8', 'width': 320}, {'height': 640, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/zmr4gy3ydc2g1.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=7f25d102d17380204b2d6175e9e34708025777a7', 'width': 640}, {'height': 960, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/zmr4gy3ydc2g1.png?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=ecf05e8f7f21b67a586a781b0d68ff968988735b', 'width': 960}, {'height': 1080, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/zmr4gy3ydc2g1.png?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=f833fcc072dea0d954e1101264c0db9bc3f83174', 'width': 1080}], 'source': {'height': 1080, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/zmr4gy3ydc2g1.png?auto=webp&s=974016f392d1eb9e1d18e44c19a9cf7d70db955b', 'width': 1080}, 'variants': {}}]} | |
LiteLLM routing strategy to maximize prompt caching? | 2 | I'm experimenting with LiteLLM for our testing team and running into a routing challenge that I'd love some input on.
**Setup:**
* 10-15 Gemini/Vertex AI API keys
* \~150 concurrent users (testing team)
* Goal: Maximize Gemini's implicit prompt caching to reduce token costs
**The Problem:**
I want requests to stick to one API key as long as possible (to build up cache hits on that key) before rotating to the next key, rather than distributing requests randomly across all keys.
**What I've tried:**
1. `simple-shuffle` routing with artificially inflated RPM limits (10000, 100, 1) on keys to force prioritization - didn't work as expected
2. Fallback chains with `fallbacks: ["gemini-2.5-flash-lite"]` \- also not achieving the desired behavior
**What I'm looking for:**
Is there a routing strategy in LiteLLM that supports sequential/sticky key usage rather than random distribution? Ideally something like "use key\_1 until rate limit, then move to key\_2" rather than round-robin or random selection.
Has anyone tackled a similar use case with prompt caching optimization across multiple keys? Any suggestions for router configs or workarounds would be greatly appreciated! | 2025-11-20T04:33:01 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1tzwj/litellm_routing_strategy_to_maximize_prompt/ | ChimSau19 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1tzwj | false | null | t3_1p1tzwj | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1tzwj/litellm_routing_strategy_to_maximize_prompt/ | false | false | self | 2 | null |
As a 90% local llm user, I also leverage ChatGPT, Claude & Gemini - all Pro - Gemini 3.0 Feedback (Including Anti-Gravity)... | 1 | I have observed over time that I am not unique in leveraging a local/commercial llm setup.
The overwhelming majority of the sophistication and complexity associated with my setup is local. Yet I also subscribe to all 3 major pro accounts, particularly to act as "north stars" for my efforts.
For those in similar positions, today was a big day regarding Gemini.
My engagement with Gemini 3.0, today, was good...
1. It was great in terms of vetting/validating and even contradicting prior efforts with better options. Its reasoning was uniformly sound, its code was (literally) spotless, and its execution was streamlined.
2. At the same time, from a personal perspective, it still felt 'diminished' (only word I can think of) compared to ChatGPT and especially Claude - though tonal issues have not bothered me since the beginning.
That said, Gemini Anti-Gravity was not good, and reminded me why I have disliked Google LLMs since day 01: It just failed. Again and again.
Historically, I have always had a negative experience with Gemini vs Claude or ChatGTP. It would just fail in my experience, for a myriad of reasons.
I did not have terribly high hopes for anti-gravity in terms of reality: I know that as a full-spectrum IDE geared toward EVERYONE, it was certainly not geared towards me.
That said, the basic issues I encountered were surprising. Like my prior experiences with Gemini, it failed: Including just failing entirely and telling me to choose another model - presumably because I ran out of tokens - even as a pro user.
The pitch - what they demonstrated - is very different from the actual experience. My guess is that it's geared toward building something fast and quick now, a snake game, versus building something iteratively or with depth.
1. Gemini 3.0 was the best I've ever experienced (by Gemini) by far.
2. Anti-Gravity probably works if it you just picked it up to do something silly, but in terms of development, at this point, it is quite disappointing.
If you are leveraging commercial + local models, like me, I do not see the value in Gemini 3 at this time - though I also don't use its photo/video options which are apparently great.
Hopefully this helps others. | 2025-11-20T04:20:13 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1tr14/as_a_90_local_llm_user_i_also_leverage_chatgpt/ | marketflex_za | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1tr14 | false | null | t3_1p1tr14 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1tr14/as_a_90_local_llm_user_i_also_leverage_chatgpt/ | false | false | self | 1 | null |
TheDrummer/Big-Tiger-Gemma-27B-v3 · Recommended sampler settings please? | 4 | Hello all,
First time trying out a 27B model, I'm usually in the 70B and up range. What sampler settings do you recommend for this model for creative writing? I am playing around with it lately but it seems hard to get the best possible result.
Thanks all! | 2025-11-20T04:19:21 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1tqe6/thedrummerbigtigergemma27bv3_recommended_sampler/ | morbidSuplex | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1tqe6 | false | null | t3_1p1tqe6 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1tqe6/thedrummerbigtigergemma27bv3_recommended_sampler/ | false | false | self | 4 | null |
Importance of RT (Ray-Tracing) cores for Robotics training? | 0 | It seems like Robotics AI training requires loads of data which can only be synthetically generated, unlike just web scrapping for text and image data for LLMs and image generation.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqEBWpq3VgA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqEBWpq3VgA)
**Questions:**
1. Are GPUs with RT cores really much needed for Robotics "Training" in particular referring to **Synthetic Data Generation** stage?
2. RT-cores hardware are only available in consumer gaming GPU and not the data-center ones (B100,H100, etc)?
https://preview.redd.it/sec0wcqg3b2g1.png?width=1813&format=png&auto=webp&s=6db49e071fd29c633f9eb3bac5f6cb754eb04842
**From asking Chat-GPT**
**Ray-Tracing (RT) cores are used to accelerate synthetic data generation (SDG)**, particularly for creating high-fidelity, physically accurate visual data for training AI and machine learning models.
How RT Cores Enable Synthetic Data Generation
Ray tracing is a rendering technique that simulates the physical behavior of light, resulting in highly realistic lighting, shadows, and reflections. Dedicated RT cores in GPUs (like NVIDIA RTX technology) speed up these complex calculations, which are computationally intensive.
https://preview.redd.it/xefikkcs2b2g1.png?width=1632&format=png&auto=webp&s=a191e23e7a437f6c3c91cec898e06b29fc2c03c3
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Why almost all new models are just weights? | 0 | Weights doesn't help AI fans to reproduce the same AI in different architecture, dataset is needed so it's same language capabilities and knowledge,but can be re-deployed to different architectures/fine-tunes. | 2025-11-20T03:02:18 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1s6r6/why_almost_all_new_models_are_just_weights/ | Swimming-Ratio4879 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1s6r6 | false | null | t3_1p1s6r6 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1s6r6/why_almost_all_new_models_are_just_weights/ | false | false | self | 0 | null |
Compacting MCP tool outputs so local agents don’t blow context | 3 | Been hacking on MCP-style agents with browser/tools backed by local models, and kept hitting the same wall: tools happily return 50–100k+ tokens (full DOM dumps, huge JSON, traces), and multi-step chains either blow the context window or get silently truncated.
I ended up solving it with a small **compacting MCP proxy** that sits between the agent and the upstream MCP server:
* Forwards tool **requests** as-is
* Intercepts tool **responses** and summarizes them with a local LLM (vLLM / llama.cpp / whatever)
* Applies **per-tool rules**: token budget, which fields must be preserved, what can be dropped or aggressively compressed
For example, DOM dumps get turned into “visible text + light structure” in a few thousand tokens instead of 100k+, without changing the tools or the agent.
Writeup with more context and examples: [https://sabareesh.com/posts/mcp-compact/](https://sabareesh.com/posts/mcp-compact/)
**Repo:** [https://github.com/banyan-god/mcp-compact](https://github.com/banyan-god/mcp-compact) | 2025-11-20T02:56:55 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1s2go/compacting_mcp_tool_outputs_so_local_agents_dont/ | thekalki | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1s2go | false | null | t3_1p1s2go | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1s2go/compacting_mcp_tool_outputs_so_local_agents_dont/ | false | false | self | 3 | null |
I recently updated llamacpp and lost features I liked | 2 | How do I get back all the themes it offered instead of only light/dark? And how do I change the “processing” during inference to the original animated “thinking bubbles”? | 2025-11-20T02:55:27 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1s1ca/i_recently_updated_llamacpp_and_lost_features_i/ | NotSoCleverAlternate | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1s1ca | false | null | t3_1p1s1ca | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1s1ca/i_recently_updated_llamacpp_and_lost_features_i/ | false | false | self | 2 | null |
When you realize that your terse data enrichment prompt didn't specify English results. | 0 | Code/docs>embeggings>vectorization is like magic, the Chinese entry actually was a great match for what an LLM would search for and need while looking for the correct slice of context in a repo to ingest even though the deterministic query was made in English. Looks silly when I put a testing interface on it though! I'll add a little more to my Qwen7b prompt to resolve most of this, but it only matters if someone is looking at the query results, an LLM wouldn't care one bit! | 2025-11-20T02:41:02 | CarelessOrdinary5480 | i.redd.it | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1rqe4 | false | null | t3_1p1rqe4 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1rqe4/when_you_realize_that_your_terse_data_enrichment/ | false | false | default | 0 | {'enabled': True, 'images': [{'id': '70r5owsbqb2g1', 'resolutions': [{'height': 45, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/70r5owsbqb2g1.png?width=108&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=54456b71bbb4b7024dd9656976c56844c8ecd94c', 'width': 108}, {'height': 91, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/70r5owsbqb2g1.png?width=216&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=ab2800e2afc36b0f8587b3db0a36af14bfe9baf5', 'width': 216}, {'height': 135, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/70r5owsbqb2g1.png?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=0834830d4d06c2babd4a34dfe358185661d7a1e9', 'width': 320}, {'height': 270, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/70r5owsbqb2g1.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=0528e0fc613e86b828f3b0ffe6260c1eeb080f0d', 'width': 640}, {'height': 406, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/70r5owsbqb2g1.png?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=4ac5c6563e96bc72d7e38fe799b700f1ec8de0f1', 'width': 960}, {'height': 457, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/70r5owsbqb2g1.png?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=3c554d4df91f2ab037dd4c64c58e3d02804f42bb', 'width': 1080}], 'source': {'height': 794, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/70r5owsbqb2g1.png?auto=webp&s=3ecf83a8df5b4bb6da54016765ba256dbe597e3b', 'width': 1876}, 'variants': {}}]} | |
New preprint: Apparent continuity & “self” in LLMs without any memory or hidden state – 71 downloads in 5 days (78 % view-to-download) | 0 | Just published this independent preprint 5 days ago and the early numbers surprised even me:
- Zenodo link: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17608730
- Full PDF (open access): https://zenodo.org/record/17608730/files/Distributed_Relational_Cognition.pdf
- Stats after 5 days → 91 views, 71 downloads → 78 % conversion rate (extremely rare for a fresh academic paper)
Core idea:
Large language models appear to have continuity of thought and even an illusory “self” from one prompt to the next, yet most architectures have zero persistent memory between calls.
This paper explores the hypothesis that this apparent continuity emerges purely from distributed relational patterns in the prompt context itself — no hidden state, no memory tokens, no fine-tuning required.
Would love to hear what the LocalLLaMA crowd thinks — especially people running long-context chains, agent frameworks, or memory-less inference setups. | 2025-11-20T01:51:44 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1qnr2/new_preprint_apparent_continuity_self_in_llms/ | Low-Adhesiveness-264 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1qnr2 | false | null | t3_1p1qnr2 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1qnr2/new_preprint_apparent_continuity_self_in_llms/ | false | false | self | 0 | null |
Is it possible going forward to build things using ai when it changes so much? | 8 | I've been using ai to build an idea in mainly php and I've drifted over ai models and had come find using gemini 2.5 in windsurf as a safe bet, but..
With each new update its all change, whether it be gemini or windsurf, each update changes the landscape significantly.
Its hard enough for me just using it to build code, I can't imagine trying to build agents that are consistent it must be a nightmare.
My questions are:
how can we build using ai on such a shifting landscape where What you do one day will be drastically interpreted differently the next?
Is there anyway to keep common ground or are we going to have to just roll with the punches?
If it is to be all is change, then how can anything be built unless it's just to make the code and then have ai step away?
| 2025-11-20T01:31:18 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1q842/is_it_possible_going_forward_to_build_things/ | kill-99 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1q842 | false | null | t3_1p1q842 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1q842/is_it_possible_going_forward_to_build_things/ | false | false | self | 8 | null |
A Model-Agnostic Cognitive Architecture for LLMs — Symbolic Memory, Video Interpretation, and Structured Long-Form Reasoning | 0 | 🔥 A Model-Agnostic Cognitive Architecture for LLMs — Tonious (Open Docs + Examples)
Hey everyone —
For the last few weeks I’ve been building a fully model-agnostic cognitive architecture that gives small local models symbolic memory, clean multimodal interpretation, and structured long-form reasoning without any fine-tuning.
I just released the full documentation + diagrams + examples on GitHub:
👉 https://github.com/Griffin-Thibault/tonious-cognitive-architecture
This is NOT a model, and not an agent framework either.
It’s a cognitive layer that sits above any LLM, from 2.7B to 70B.
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🧠 What Tonious Does
Tonious gives small models:
• Stable symbolic memory (Tree-of-Life layout)
• Video → structured “moments” interpretation
• Grounded Recall Mode (summaries of long conversations)
• Separate Scene / Voice / Environment streams
• Prompt routing (General / Video / Recall modes)
• Consistent tone control (Grounded or Symbolic)
All of this works without training — just prompting + structure.
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👁️ Examples Included
The repo includes real screenshots showing:
• Video → symbolic moment breakdowns
• How Recall Mode summarizes multi-turn conversations
• How the UI separates interpretive streams
• Flow diagrams of the architecture
See the `/examples` and `/diagrams` folders.
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🧩 Why I Built This
My goal is to explore perception-based reasoning — giving LLMs a structured way to interpret video, images, and text as stable memories.
This architecture is the first step toward:
• Memory-indexed perception
• Agent reasoning without fine-tuning
• Symbolic narrative reconstruction
• Eventually: training on direct human perception streams
This repo is documentation only (no implementation).
It exists to define the blueprint so others can build implementations.
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📢 Looking for Feedback + Collaboration
If this direction interests you — cognitive layers, multimodal reasoning, symbolic memory, or perception-driven architectures — I’d love feedback or discussion.
Thanks for reading! | 2025-11-20T01:13:28 | GriffinThibault | i.redd.it | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1pu3f | false | null | t3_1p1pu3f | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1pu3f/a_modelagnostic_cognitive_architecture_for_llms/ | false | false | default | 0 | {'enabled': True, 'images': [{'id': 'yzopxioubb2g1', 'resolutions': [{'height': 108, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/yzopxioubb2g1.jpeg?width=108&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=de4b93cad0983b1f77825d343eef1036a667dcda', 'width': 108}, {'height': 216, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/yzopxioubb2g1.jpeg?width=216&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=f5f96e750b474d0370ae0ac9802c6e33d5768c8e', 'width': 216}, {'height': 320, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/yzopxioubb2g1.jpeg?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=7baf20de65629fb810c0817547b45c38669fea2c', 'width': 320}, {'height': 640, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/yzopxioubb2g1.jpeg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b9e6f66b68b4fda7d92a3edf751bed3a6a27db8f', 'width': 640}, {'height': 960, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/yzopxioubb2g1.jpeg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=8f76bd619b22db94eec353c513cbe0ae4d1c6ae5', 'width': 960}], 'source': {'height': 1024, 'url': 'https://preview.redd.it/yzopxioubb2g1.jpeg?auto=webp&s=2b6472f08a184b608a733a7e342ea21bfd8c4aa5', 'width': 1024}, 'variants': {}}]} | |
gpt-5.1-codex-max extra high(xhigh) is working a lot better for real world SWE tasks than gemini 3 pro. gemini is a good "coder" but codex is way better. | 0 | yes | 2025-11-19T23:15:38 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1n51m/gpt51codexmax_extra_highxhigh_is_working_a_lot/ | balianone | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1n51m | false | null | t3_1p1n51m | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1n51m/gpt51codexmax_extra_highxhigh_is_working_a_lot/ | false | false | self | 0 | null |
Pattern I’m using to package local agent tools so they work across Node + Python | 0 | Most of my agent building experimentation over the last few months have been local-first: LLaMA-ish models, small tools, running on my own hardware.
One annoyance I kept hitting:
My agent orchestration is in one language (node usually), but a lot of the tools I want to use (scrapers, RAG helpers, ML) are already in Python or would be easier for me to write in Python. I didn’t want to rewrite everything twice, so I’ve been using a small pattern that’s been working well enough that it might be useful to others here.
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**The pattern**
For each tool:
* create a folder: `tools/web-summarizer/`
* inside that folder:
* `agent.json`: manifest describing the tool
* `main. py` (or `index.ts`, etc.): the implementation
The manifest looks something like (simplified):
{
name: "web-summarizer",
version: "0.1.0",
runtime: "python",
entrypoint: {
command: ["python", "main.py"],
},
inputs: {
url: { type: "string" },
},
outputs: {
summary: { type: "string" },
},
};
The Python tool:
* reads JSON from stdin
* uses local libs (requests, Playwright, whatever) to do whatever it does
* writes JSON to stdout
No network, no remote service required, all local.
\---
**Node-based local agent calling the tool**
On the Node side (where my LLaMA agent loop lives):
* read `agent.json`
* turn it into a tool definition for the agent
* when the LLM invokes the tool, spawn the subprocess and send JSON
Very rough sketch:
import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
import fs from "node:fs";
import path from "node:path";
async function callTool(toolDir: string, input: unknown) {
const manifest =
JSON
.parse(
fs.readFileSync(path.join(toolDir, "agent.json"), "utf8"),
);
const cmd = manifest.entrypoint.command;
const [...args] = manifest.entrypoint.args;
const child = spawn(cmd, args, { cwd: toolDir });
child.stdin.write(
JSON
.stringify(input));
child.stdin.end();
let stdout = "";
child.stdout.on("data", (c) => (stdout += c.toString()));
return await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
child.on("close", (code) => {
if (code !== 0) return reject(new
Error
(`Tool failed: ${code}`));
try {
resolve(
JSON
.parse(stdout));
} catch (e) {
reject(e);
}
});
});
}
Now my local agent just sees that there is a tool called `web-summarizer` with this input/output schema, and under the hood it’s a Python script running on the same machine.
\---
**Why this has been working well locally**
* I can keep orchestration + UI in Node/TS (where my web stack is)
* I can keep heavy logic and existing scripts in Python
* Everything runs locally
* If I want to reuse tools across multiple local projects, I just copy the folder or (in my case) install it via a small package manager I’m building around this pattern
I’m wrapping all of this into an open-source project called AgentPM, which basically turns these folders + manifests into installable packages with a CLI. But even without that, the manifest + subprocess pattern by itself has been surprisingly handy for local agents.
\---
Curious how others here are handling:
* mixing languages in local agent setups
* packaging up tools so they’re not just random scripts scattered around
* keeping things reproducible across machines
Would love to see other patterns people are using for this. | 2025-11-19T23:06:16 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1mx1a/pattern_im_using_to_package_local_agent_tools_so/ | ZackHine | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1mx1a | false | null | t3_1p1mx1a | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1mx1a/pattern_im_using_to_package_local_agent_tools_so/ | false | false | self | 0 | null |
Real-world benchmark: How good is Gemini 3 Pro really? | 0 | We tested the same enterprise level automation task using Eigent across three top models — Gemini 3 Pro, GPT-5.1, and Claude 4.5. **The task involved updating CRM deal stages, extracting contact info, and drafting follow-up actions in the Salesforce environment using Eigent's multi-agent workforce.**
Gemini 3 Pro showed the strongest performance overall, completing the task with high quality and impressive stability.
GPT-5.1 failed midway due to missing contact role data, while Claude 4.5 introduced a logic error by changing the status to an incorrect stage.
See how we ran the tests and why Gemini 3 Pro stands out in the full video. Can’t wait to hear what you think! | 2025-11-19T23:00:12 | https://v.redd.it/q15ccbtlna2g1 | FitHeron1933 | v.redd.it | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1mrma | false | {'reddit_video': {'bitrate_kbps': 2400, 'dash_url': 'https://v.redd.it/q15ccbtlna2g1/DASHPlaylist.mpd?a=1766185227%2CY2U5ZThmNDdmOTVkNGNhMDZlYTc5NGMyYmMzMTU1MjBhZTBhMWU1ZjEzYzJlNWUyZGY2YTc0MDFmZjdhZjBiOA%3D%3D&v=1&f=sd', 'duration': 96, 'fallback_url': 'https://v.redd.it/q15ccbtlna2g1/CMAF_720.mp4?source=fallback', 'has_audio': True, 'height': 720, 'hls_url': 'https://v.redd.it/q15ccbtlna2g1/HLSPlaylist.m3u8?a=1766185227%2CZjU2Nzc0ZGJiNTg3MDVmMzg4NmIyNTE1MzcxZmFiOGIwNDhjYTg4YjdiMDlmY2ZiMWQ2OTBjN2EzMzBmYWI0NA%3D%3D&v=1&f=sd', 'is_gif': False, 'scrubber_media_url': 'https://v.redd.it/q15ccbtlna2g1/CMAF_96.mp4', 'transcoding_status': 'completed', 'width': 1066}} | t3_1p1mrma | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1mrma/realworld_benchmark_how_good_is_gemini_3_pro/ | false | false | 0 | {'enabled': False, 'images': [{'id': 'OWlqOHZidGxuYTJnMQ-IFtExTUdYN5DD1PYKzBRzoyTavWnNlmse-u6TKidG', 'resolutions': [{'height': 72, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/OWlqOHZidGxuYTJnMQ-IFtExTUdYN5DD1PYKzBRzoyTavWnNlmse-u6TKidG.png?width=108&crop=smart&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c3a6ba21811716e5abbebd08297fedc0e616ec51', 'width': 108}, {'height': 145, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/OWlqOHZidGxuYTJnMQ-IFtExTUdYN5DD1PYKzBRzoyTavWnNlmse-u6TKidG.png?width=216&crop=smart&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b25c52c6454f6ad01ea088f8ac7393e050af3fde', 'width': 216}, {'height': 216, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/OWlqOHZidGxuYTJnMQ-IFtExTUdYN5DD1PYKzBRzoyTavWnNlmse-u6TKidG.png?width=320&crop=smart&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5bd5007f39748c45670ecf0c0f5fc87487ae5b12', 'width': 320}, {'height': 432, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/OWlqOHZidGxuYTJnMQ-IFtExTUdYN5DD1PYKzBRzoyTavWnNlmse-u6TKidG.png?width=640&crop=smart&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3fcc9f757cc648bbf6b7a5298c74d2b1baf373b6', 'width': 640}, {'height': 648, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/OWlqOHZidGxuYTJnMQ-IFtExTUdYN5DD1PYKzBRzoyTavWnNlmse-u6TKidG.png?width=960&crop=smart&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f28efd616a60fda22faa0dda7eee5864bd948783', 'width': 960}, {'height': 729, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/OWlqOHZidGxuYTJnMQ-IFtExTUdYN5DD1PYKzBRzoyTavWnNlmse-u6TKidG.png?width=1080&crop=smart&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8343a0e6ee49e47fa4c37d352a7c27433c08165a', 'width': 1080}], 'source': {'height': 864, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/OWlqOHZidGxuYTJnMQ-IFtExTUdYN5DD1PYKzBRzoyTavWnNlmse-u6TKidG.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=635718d53d2fc31f074b57776ce142bba78400c8', 'width': 1280}, 'variants': {}}]} | |
Snapdragon X2 Elite , It's better than the chip M5 | 0 | Info : https://x.com/TechEpiphanyYT/status/1991168420419690917?t=Zn_uTZ7pwYSZpIritVqQHA&s=19 | 2025-11-19T22:54:36 | https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1p1mmwj | Illustrious-Swim9663 | reddit.com | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1mmwj | false | null | t3_1p1mmwj | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1mmwj/snapdragon_x2_elite_its_better_than_the_chip_m5/ | false | false | 0 | null | |
Student need help | 1 | Hello everyone, I am doing data science in germany and I recently started learning about LLMs & AI, it feels very demotivating when all the people around me talking about the AI & LLMs very much and on the other hand me who is still thinking where to start and how start, so can anyone of you please tell me how can I build my professional portfolio in AI and stay up to date about AI ?
Also if anybody already in this field trying to prepare for your interviews or trying to shift to other companies and you will be in preparing phase for your next thing right, you might message me and explain your understanding and prepare with me in that way both can get benefit.
Thank you for reading all this | 2025-11-19T22:46:53 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1mg9r/student_need_help/ | viv0506 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1mg9r | false | null | t3_1p1mg9r | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1mg9r/student_need_help/ | false | false | self | 1 | null |
Language Detection Model | 6 | Does anyone recommend a small language detection model that can be run locally? Ideally, I’d prefer a model that’s less than 500MB. My boss asked me to look for something since we receive inquiries from various countries. Any suggestions, guidance, or advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks! | 2025-11-19T22:43:19 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1md5t/language_detection_model/ | swiedenfeld | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1md5t | false | null | t3_1p1md5t | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1md5t/language_detection_model/ | false | false | self | 6 | null |
text to 3d generation, furniture use case | 6 | 2025-11-19T22:35:11 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1m5ye/text_to_3d_generation_furniture_use_case/ | mukhayy | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1m5ye | false | null | t3_1p1m5ye | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1m5ye/text_to_3d_generation_furniture_use_case/ | false | false | 6 | null | ||
Is a 5080 + 3090FE frankenbuild a good idea? | 5 | Seeing how the prices won't go down, I pulled the trigger on a PNY 5080 black friday deal. I can run pcie3 1x16 or 2x8 with this ancient setup.
* I have: MSI gaming pro x370 (pcie 3 limited)
* 5800x3d
* ddr4 3200 64gb
* 1000w psu 80 gold
Was thinking of running the 3090 in a 1x slot as I will most likely wont be training and just doing wan2.2 generation, and want to game with the 5080.
Would I need to upgrade the PSU? Worried about the 5080 connector since the PSU is probably not an ATX3.0 rated one.
Is this a dumb idea?
| 2025-11-19T22:25:11 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1lwx7/is_a_5080_3090fe_frankenbuild_a_good_idea/ | Impossible_Tie_5678 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1lwx7 | false | null | t3_1p1lwx7 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1lwx7/is_a_5080_3090fe_frankenbuild_a_good_idea/ | false | false | self | 5 | null |
Lama.cpp: Generalized XML-style tool-call parsing with streaming support (GLM 4.5/4.6 + MiniMax M2 + SeedOSS + Kimi-K2 + Qwen3-Coder + Apriel-1.5 + Xiaomi-MiMo) is added | 46 | Thanks to the post [https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p0r5ww/glm\_46\_on\_128\_gb\_ram\_with\_llamacpp/](https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p0r5ww/glm_46_on_128_gb_ram_with_llamacpp/)
And many thanks to the author of this commit which **was merged**: [https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/commit/1920345c3bcec451421bb6abc4981678cc721154](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/commit/1920345c3bcec451421bb6abc4981678cc721154)
**Custom XML tool calling format in GLM 4.5/4.6 + MiniMax M2 + SeedOSS + Kimi-K2 + Qwen3-Coder + Apriel-1.5 + Xiaomi-MiMo is finally fixed !**
Currently testing qwen3-coder-30b-a3b and GLM-4.5-Air with opencode on strix-halo and tool calling finally works for me !
Very excited, I missed this news on our channel but it is something significant ... | 2025-11-19T21:54:27 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1l4i8/lamacpp_generalized_xmlstyle_toolcall_parsing/ | Jealous-Astronaut457 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1l4i8 | false | null | t3_1p1l4i8 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1l4i8/lamacpp_generalized_xmlstyle_toolcall_parsing/ | false | false | self | 46 | {'enabled': False, 'images': [{'id': 'gc03DUISqYMkD6-Jeu6X9zvO6B6tzkWaxOF55aZdl5E', 'resolutions': [{'height': 54, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/gc03DUISqYMkD6-Jeu6X9zvO6B6tzkWaxOF55aZdl5E.png?width=108&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=723d62b1ced47bb8a7f01de565b7a0004667ad62', 'width': 108}, {'height': 108, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/gc03DUISqYMkD6-Jeu6X9zvO6B6tzkWaxOF55aZdl5E.png?width=216&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=903cf28c8c0cf1a1d3efab74839f21eb6d2d6b6e', 'width': 216}, {'height': 160, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/gc03DUISqYMkD6-Jeu6X9zvO6B6tzkWaxOF55aZdl5E.png?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=5683eec40e65a6025e40e10560e85ef02f2e05e2', 'width': 320}, {'height': 320, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/gc03DUISqYMkD6-Jeu6X9zvO6B6tzkWaxOF55aZdl5E.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=24bbc35dd0e17302bd270d41b21d5879feec2ddc', 'width': 640}, {'height': 480, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/gc03DUISqYMkD6-Jeu6X9zvO6B6tzkWaxOF55aZdl5E.png?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=04420494770882a0e707678be2cc0eee0293c066', 'width': 960}, {'height': 540, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/gc03DUISqYMkD6-Jeu6X9zvO6B6tzkWaxOF55aZdl5E.png?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=a37f2b0804814747f003405b72cf78efa8c5d387', 'width': 1080}], 'source': {'height': 600, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/gc03DUISqYMkD6-Jeu6X9zvO6B6tzkWaxOF55aZdl5E.png?auto=webp&s=2c48f180325dead9601e96f261f7aaa086e8a0a9', 'width': 1200}, 'variants': {}}]} |
GLM 4.6 Air | 40 | Do you think will we get GLM 4.6 Air soon? Is there anyone who distilled GLM 4.6 into GLM 4.5 Air? | 2025-11-19T21:38:10 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1kp71/glm_46_air/ | Swimming-Ratio4879 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1kp71 | false | null | t3_1p1kp71 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1kp71/glm_46_air/ | false | false | self | 40 | null |
Temperature adjustment for certain weights? | 1 | I had an idea today and apologies if it's stupid. What if you could set some weights to one temperature and other weights to another? Such as creative weights to a higher temp and more factual weights lower. I know people have identified specific things like refusals in certain models, perhaps we could identify more creative vs factual regions. If it's too complicated perhaps it could be applied per layer, and it could be for other settings like topP as well. The goal would be for more creative writing but still factual, or just mixing things up. Think there's anything there or is this dumb? | 2025-11-19T21:27:05 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1kem4/temperature_adjustment_for_certain_weights/ | TheSilentFire | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1kem4 | false | null | t3_1p1kem4 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1kem4/temperature_adjustment_for_certain_weights/ | false | false | self | 1 | null |
The current war over the best AI assistant for day to day use | 28 | Last Tuesday, my laptop froze for the third time that day. I looked at my screen and counted, four browser tabs, each with a different chat interface open. Another window with all the documents open. ChatGPT for debugging my code. Claude for polishing my assignment drafts. Deepseek for hunting down research papers and resources. Gemini sitting idle in the corner, waiting for when I'd need to generate an image.
This has been my routine for months now. Each tool does one thing really well, but none of them do everything I need. So I keep them all running at once, switching between tabs like I'm conducting an orchestra. Except my laptop isn't built for this kind of multitasking. The fan whirs constantly, pages take forever to load, and I've watched that spinning loading circle more times than I care to admit.
I read that GPT 5.1 would be better but I'm not willing to pay for it..yet. Anything good available free of cost?
A bit of research did lead me to HuggingFace and then I tested out a few applications, got good output from Qwen. Kimi K2 is also popular there. I delved deep into this and both Qwen and Kimi K2 are performing better than the paid GPT version somehow. Have you used either? What was your experience like with either? I tested Qwen chat for image generation and it gave a very realistic image output. Now I'm wondering what else I've been missing. If there are free tools this capable sitting on HuggingFace, there's probably more out there worth discovering.
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Have you used Qwen or Kimi K2? What's been your experience with them? And more importantly, have you found any other hidden gems recently that actually work well right now? | 2025-11-19T21:12:10 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1k0bb/the_current_war_over_the_best_ai_assistant_for/ | locked_clit | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1k0bb | false | null | t3_1p1k0bb | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1k0bb/the_current_war_over_the_best_ai_assistant_for/ | false | false | 28 | null | |
Google Antigravity and Local Models? | 0 | I know it's early days, but has anyone tried to load local models into Google Antigravity? Would it make sense to use a local version of gpt-oss-120B (In the process of getting a Strix Halo) with it? If possible, that could be a cool tool, particularly with the agent manager.
I know it's a VS Code fork, and I know I can just set up an extension that plugs into a local model, but presumably that wouldn't enable the Agent Manager and the interesting paradigm that the tool enables. Has anyone played with that? | 2025-11-19T20:41:13 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1j6zs/google_antigravity_and_local_models/ | valtor2 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1j6zs | false | null | t3_1p1j6zs | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1j6zs/google_antigravity_and_local_models/ | false | false | self | 0 | null |
Local LLM | 0 | Recs on how to implement a local LLM for my home network. Thanks! | 2025-11-19T20:31:40 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1ixxx/local_llm/ | Various_Contest_4221 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1ixxx | false | null | t3_1p1ixxx | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1ixxx/local_llm/ | false | false | self | 0 | null |
Do better, MiniMax! Evidence that they are providing non-con sensual d3.3p f4.ke making services due to an identical website UI. | 0 | Posting because of their AMA today and being too late for my comment to not be buried. I hope their employees see this and are horrified to work for this company.
Can you please explain why a non-consensual d33pf4k3 website pornmaker . ai (NSFW, Reddit even removes the post if I don't seperate out the URL, so it much be a rampant issue) has the [EXACT SAME USER INTERFACE (Imgur album showing the comparison)](https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1h02ouk/mousekeyboard_llm_navigation_anyone_else_building/) that your Hailuo Minimax 2.3 video model at [hailuoai.video](http://hailuoai.video) uses ?
I frankly thought pr0n was illegal in China and demand you investigate this as stewards of the company. I'm ashamed I even have to bring this up but now it seems depraved people are beginning to use the former website to produce MASC-backwards (Reddit's filters removed the backwards version of this) and, given the whole Epstein situation going on, you must realize how much of a ticking time bomb that is for your company. I felt I had to speak up.
Do Better! | 2025-11-19T20:28:49 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1iv8n/do_better_minimax_evidence_that_they_are/ | aNANOmaus | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1iv8n | false | null | t3_1p1iv8n | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1iv8n/do_better_minimax_evidence_that_they_are/ | false | false | nsfw | 0 | null |
Do better, MiniMax! Evidence that they are providing non-consensual deepfake making services due to an identical website UI. | 1 | [removed] | 2025-11-19T20:23:41 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1iqak/do_better_minimax_evidence_that_they_are/ | aNANOmaus | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1iqak | false | null | t3_1p1iqak | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1iqak/do_better_minimax_evidence_that_they_are/ | false | false | nsfw | 1 | null |
New macOS Tahoe 26.2 patch improves mac clustering with Thunderbolt 5 speed from 10 Gb/s to 80 Gb/s | 52 | Article from Engadget
https://www.engadget.com/ai/you-can-turn-a-cluster-of-macs-into-an-ai-supercomputer-in-macos-tahoe-262-191500778.html
You can turn a cluster of Macs into an AI supercomputer in macOS Tahoe 26.2
It comes alongside MLX access to the M5 GPU Neural Accelerator.
Who needs a revamped Mac Pro when you can just turn several Mac Studios into a unified computing system? With the upcoming macOS Tahoe 26.2 release, Apple is introducing a new low-latency feature that lets you connect several Macs together using Thunderbolt 5. For developers and researchers, it's a potentially useful way to create powerful AI supercomputers that can run massive local models. That allows four Mac Studios, which can each run up to 512GB of unified memory, to run the 1 trillion parameter Kimi-K2-Thinking model far more efficiently than PCs with power-hungry GPUs.
While we’ve seen Thunderbolt Mac clusters before, they were limited by slower Thunderbolt speeds, especially if they required a hub (which could reduce speeds to 10 Gb/s). Apple’s new feature allows for the full Thunderbolt 5 connectivity of up to 80Gb/s. The clustering capability also isn't just limited to the pricey Mac Studio, it will also work with the M4 Pro Mac mini and M4 Pro/Max MacBook Pro. Developers won't need any special hardware to build clusters, just standard Thunderbolt 5 cables and compatible Macs.
In a demo, I watched as a cluster of four Mac Studios loaded and ran that massive Kimi-K2-Thinking model in an early version of ExoLabs's EXO 1.0. Notably, the cluster used less than 500 watts of power, which is around 10 times lower than a typical GPU cluster (NVIDIA’s RTX 5090 is rated for 575W, but its demands can also jump higher).
macOS Tahoe 26.2 will also give Apple’s open source MLX project full access to the neural accelerators on the M5 chip, which should dramatically speed up AI inferencing. Ironically, though, the only M5 Mac available today — the 14-inch MacBook Pro — only supports Thunderbolt 4. That means it won’t be able to take advantage of the new Mac clustering capability.
The unified memory and low power design of Apple Silicon already made Macs a useful choice for demanding AI work, but the ability to cluster multiple systems together over Thunderbolt 5 is potentially even more tempting to anyone working with large models. Of course, a Mac Studio with 512GB of RAM isn't cheap -- it starts at $9,499 with the M3 Ultra chip -- but that's only the highest-end option. Labs and companies that already have Mac Studios, Mac minis and MacBook Pros could potentially cluster systems they've already purchased.
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Dear MiniMax: Do Better (evidence that they are behind a non-consensual deepfake website) | 1 | [removed] | 2025-11-19T20:18:02 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1ikqy/dear_minimax_do_better_evidence_that_they_are/ | aNANOmaus | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1ikqy | false | null | t3_1p1ikqy | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1ikqy/dear_minimax_do_better_evidence_that_they_are/ | false | false | self | 1 | null |
Please Help w/ Nightmare llama.cpp + Cognee/BAML (RAG/MEMORY) | 1 | I’m trying to build a 100% local RAG + graph “memory” stack and keep running into instability when Cognee (with BAML structured output) hammers a local llama.cpp server.
When running llama-server with a GLM-4.6 GGUF model and using the OpenAI-compatible /v1/chat/completions endpoint under heavy structured-output load (via BAML / Cognee), the server eventually becomes unstable:
\- Logs show a burst of srv stop: cancel task lines for different task IDs.
\- After some time the process either:
\- crashes with Segmentation fault (core dumped), or
\- stops responding, causing clients to see tcp connect error / timeouts.
This is reproducible and occurs after hundreds of successful requests.
\- llama.cpp: recent master (built from source, multi-arch CUDA: sm\_120;sm\_89)
\- Chat model: Currently: GLM-4.6 GGUF (e.g. GLM-4.6-REAP-268B-A32B-Q5\_K\_S-00001-of-00004.gguf), Previously: MiniMax-M2 GGUF (similar behaviour)
\- Embedding model (works fine): Qwen3-Embedding-8B Q5\_K\_M on the 4090 via llama.cpp –embedding
\- Orchestration: Cognee 0.4.x with STRUCTURED\_OUTPUT\_FRAMEWORK=BAML
What works
• Simple Cognee smoke tests that only call cognee.add(...) + cognify() on tiny strings work.
• Direct /v1/chat/completions calls from curl/postman work.
• Embeddings (/v1/embeddings on port 8082) are rock solid.
What breaks
When I run Cognee’s full ingest/graph pipeline on a medium-sized docs corpus (OpenCV docs cleaned to Markdown), using BAML structured output (knowledge graph extraction), I repeatedly hit:
1. On llama.cpp side (lots of this):
slot update\_slots: id 0 | task 4xxx | prompt done, n\_tokens = \~500–900, batch.n\_tokens = ...
srv params\_from\_: Chat format: GLM 4.5
srv stop: cancel task, id\_task = 4xxx
srv log\_server\_r: request: POST /v1/chat/completions [127.0.0.1](http://127.0.0.1) 200
\# ... many repeated cancel task lines ...
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
or the server simply dies and BAML sees a timeout.
2. On Cognee/BAML side:
BamlClientHttpError(client\_name=openai,
message=reqwest::Error {
kind: Request,
url: "http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1/chat/completions",
source: ConnectError("tcp connect error", [127.0.0.1:8080](http://127.0.0.1:8080), TimedOut)
},
status\_code=503
)
The failing calls are LLMGateway.acreate\_structured\_output(...) with a big system prompt (graph extraction schema) and text\_input being a chunk of HTML/Markdown (\~a few kB). From logs, each prompt is \~500–1,000 tokens and the pipeline runs many of them concurrently via asyncio.gather.
I’ve also seen similar patterns earlier with a MiniMax-M2 GGUF via llama.cpp (with its own Jinja chat template), so it may not be GLM-specific.
Things I’ve already tried
• Reduced context size from 32k down to 16k.
• Turned off server-side prompt cache: --cache-ram 0.
• Reduced --batch-size / --ubatch-size.
• --parallel 1 (single slot).
• Rebuilt llama.cpp with CUDA for both cards (sm\_120;sm\_89).
• Ensured --jinja is used for GLM-4.6 GGUF (Unsloth template).
• Telemetry and any external reporting is fully disabled.
Despite that, under Cognee’s graph extraction load, the pattern is:
1. Dozens/hundreds of successful responses.
2. Then a burst of “stop: cancel task” lines.
3. Finally Segmentation fault (core dumped) or the server stops responding (BAML gets 503 / timeout).
What I’m looking for
Has anyone run Cognee (with BAML structured output) against a local llama-server successfully?
Any recommended values for --ctx-size, --batch-size, --parallel, or GGML\_SCHED\_MAX\_COPIES for this kind of workload (many \~1k token prompts, moderate concurrency)?
Is this a known issue with:
1) GLM-4.6 GGUF + llama.cpp + --jinja under heavy cancellation?
2) Or llama.cpp’s OpenAI server when requests are frequently cancelled/timeout?
3) Would using a smaller model (e.g. 7B–14B) for Cognee’s extraction be more stable, with GLM-4.6 reserved only for interactive chat?
4) Any tips for:
\- Forcing Cognee/BAML to limit concurrency or request rate against the local LLM?
\- Llama.cpp flags that are known to improve stability for long-running structured-output workloads?
Happy to provide more sanitized logs or rebuild with specific flags if it helps.
BACKGROUND INFO ---
llama.cpp command
cd /path/to/llama.cpp/build/bin
export CUDA\_DEVICE\_ORDER=PCI\_BUS\_ID
export CUDA\_VISIBLE\_DEVICES=0,1
export GGML\_CUDA\_USE\_GRAPHS=0
CHAT\_MODEL=/path/to/GLM-4.6-REAP-268B-A32B-Q5\_K\_S-00001-of-00004.gguf
./llama-server \\
\--host [127.0.0.1](http://127.0.0.1) \\
\--port 8080 \\
\-m "$CHAT\_MODEL" \\
\--alias glm-4.6-reap \\
\--ctx-size 16384 \\
\--batch-size 512 \\
\--ubatch-size 128 \\
\--kv-unified \\
\--cache-ram 0 \\
\-ngl 999 \\
\--flash-attn auto \\
\--jinja
Embedding server (on the 4090) is similar, with --embedding and a Qwen3 GGUF and has been solid.
OpenAI-compatible checks:
curl -s [http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1/models](http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1/models) | jq '.'
\# returns glm-4.6-reap
curl -s [http://127.0.0.1:8082/v1/embeddings](http://127.0.0.1:8082/v1/embeddings) \\
\-H "Authorization: Bearer local-embed" \\
\-H "Content-Type: application/json" \\
\-d '{"model":"text-embedding-3-large","input":\["ok"\]}' | jq '.'
\# works fine
Cognee / BAML config (sanitized)
.env (key bits):
LLM\_PROVIDER=openai
LLM\_MODEL=glm-4.6-reap
LLM\_ENDPOINT=http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1
LLM\_API\_KEY=local-llm
OPENAI\_API\_KEY=local-llm
OPENAI\_BASE\_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1
EMBEDDING\_PROVIDER=openai
EMBEDDING\_ENDPOINT=http://127.0.0.1:8082/v1
EMBEDDING\_MODEL=text-embedding-3-large
EMBEDDING\_API\_KEY=local-embed
EMBEDDING\_DIMENSIONS=4096
VECTOR\_DB\_PROVIDER= \[default...\]
VECTOR\_DB\_URL=http://127.0.0.1:6333
VECTOR\_DB\_KEY=\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*
GRAPH\_DATABASE\_PROVIDER=\[default...\]
GRAPH\_DATABASE\_URL=bolt://127.0.0.1:7687
GRAPH\_DATABASE\_USERNAME=\[default...\]
GRAPH\_DATABASE\_PASSWORD=\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*
GRAPH\_DATABASE\_NAME= \[default...\]
TELEMETRY\_DISABLED=true
ENV=dev
LITELLM\_RESPONSE\_FORMAT\_TYPE=text
LLM\_MAX\_COMPLETION\_TOKENS=2048
STRUCTURED\_OUTPUT\_FRAMEWORK=BAML
BAML\_LLM\_PROVIDER=openai
BAML\_LLM\_MODEL=glm-4.6-reap
BAML\_LLM\_ENDPOINT=http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1
BAML\_LLM\_API\_KEY=local-llm
BAML\_LLM\_TEMPERATURE=0.0
BAML\_LLM\_API\_VERSION=""
Cognee sees:
LLMConfig(
llm\_provider="openai",
llm\_model="glm-4.6-reap",
llm\_endpoint="http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1",
openai\_api\_key="local-llm",
openai\_base\_url="http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1",
structured\_output\_framework="BAML",
...
)
| 2025-11-19T20:13:06 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1ifq2/please_help_w_nightmare_llamacpp_cogneebaml/ | NewBronzeAge | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1ifq2 | false | null | t3_1p1ifq2 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1ifq2/please_help_w_nightmare_llamacpp_cogneebaml/ | false | false | self | 1 | null |
New multilingual + instruction-following reranker from ZeroEntropy! | 251 | **zerank-2** is our new state-of-the-art reranker, optimized for production environments where existing models typically break. It is designed to solve the "modality gap" in multilingual retrieval, handle complex instruction-following, and provide calibrated confidence scores you can actually trust.
It offers significantly more robustness than leading proprietary models (like Cohere Rerank 3.5 or Voyage rerank 2.5) while being **50% cheaper** ($0.025/1M tokens).
**It features:**
* **Native Instruction-Following:** Capable of following precise instructions, understanding domain acronyms, and contextualizing results based on user prompts.
* **True Multilingual Parity:** Trained on 100+ languages with little performance drop on non-English queries and native handling of code-switching (e.g., Spanglish/Hinglish).
* **Calibrated Confidence Scores:** Solves the "arbitrary score" problem. A score of 0.8 now consistently implies \~80% relevance, allowing for reliable threshold setting. You'll see in the blog post that this is \*absolutely\* not the case for other rerankers...
* **SQL-Style & Aggregation Robustness:** Correctly handles aggregation queries like "Top 10 objections of customer X?" or SQL-Style ones like "Sort by fastest latency," where other models fail to order quantitative values.
\-> Check out the model card: [https://huggingface.co/zeroentropy/zerank-2](https://huggingface.co/zeroentropy/zerank-2)
\-> And the full (cool and interactive) benchmark post: [https://www.zeroentropy.dev/articles/zerank-2-advanced-instruction-following-multimodal-reranker](https://www.zeroentropy.dev/articles/zerank-2-advanced-instruction-following-multimodal-reranker)
It's available to everyone now via the ZeroEntropy API! | 2025-11-19T20:12:06 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1iequ/new_multilingual_instructionfollowing_reranker/ | ghita__ | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1iequ | false | null | t3_1p1iequ | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1iequ/new_multilingual_instructionfollowing_reranker/ | false | false | self | 251 | {'enabled': False, 'images': [{'id': 'CQqEvbJHsHvx-kUkT7WkEPWQDDSBrn90fR1EYFQLXRU', 'resolutions': [{'height': 58, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/CQqEvbJHsHvx-kUkT7WkEPWQDDSBrn90fR1EYFQLXRU.png?width=108&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=f8ae381cf1991e7835ec0c7cb4d5df190a600ca5', 'width': 108}, {'height': 116, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/CQqEvbJHsHvx-kUkT7WkEPWQDDSBrn90fR1EYFQLXRU.png?width=216&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=3bfabc07d069aa13666b6e42f7b0a1e7b3ca36d4', 'width': 216}, {'height': 172, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/CQqEvbJHsHvx-kUkT7WkEPWQDDSBrn90fR1EYFQLXRU.png?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=01a17d4d582d1e8b1a1a2155b50ef97ce5a826c8', 'width': 320}, {'height': 345, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/CQqEvbJHsHvx-kUkT7WkEPWQDDSBrn90fR1EYFQLXRU.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=159986aa63bb91ffbc4caaa2efe389febd6d1168', 'width': 640}, {'height': 518, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/CQqEvbJHsHvx-kUkT7WkEPWQDDSBrn90fR1EYFQLXRU.png?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=a99a1e99f91b71d79c239e6e61ca460ddeb9a1d5', 'width': 960}, {'height': 583, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/CQqEvbJHsHvx-kUkT7WkEPWQDDSBrn90fR1EYFQLXRU.png?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b0062a436ecedde2b195e1e75d0b857239212476', 'width': 1080}], 'source': {'height': 648, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/CQqEvbJHsHvx-kUkT7WkEPWQDDSBrn90fR1EYFQLXRU.png?auto=webp&s=faadcb9ad148794625e34474842af4091fe11e5b', 'width': 1200}, 'variants': {}}]} |
In relation to the Ollama post , would you all be interested in an apache 2 open source alternative? | 2 | In regards to this [post](https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p0u8hd/ollamas_enshitification_has_begun_opensource_is/)
The timing was interesting, as I just built out a rust inference codebase that support GGUF, along with Apple MPS / CUDA and CPU - I would need to hack on a little more for it to have full parity, but the key findings are from initial benchmarks **it's twice as fast as Ollama** \- the following is from using an identical GGUF to test (tinyllama)
**Ollama:**
* **Mean:** 1.392 s
* **Variance:** ±1.569 s (**major jitter / cold-path delays)**
* **Range:** 0.148 s → 5.579 s
This indicates **major jitter / cold-path delays** (model loading, GPU warmup, scheduling, etc.)
**FastLLM**
* **Mean:** 631.5 ms
* **Variance:** ±4.5 ms **(very stable variance)**
* **Range:** 626.5 → 638.6 ms
I also have some code to do GGUF conversations I could migrate in - I expect then you could pull any model down from huggingface and quantize locally and run.
In regards to open source stewardness, I have built a lot of open source software which is quite widely and have always been a good citizen - one of the projects I created called [sigstore.dev](http://sigstore.dev), is run as a public good service and is used by pypi, brew, npm and more, and is housed under the linux foundation.
Let me know and others are welcomed to hack on it with me.
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I'm building local replacements for AI apps and I need your help finding more | 0 | TLDR: I just made a video about building CalAI with Observer in less than 2 minutes, and it got me thinking... how many "AI apps" are replaceable with Observer? I've thought of a bunch already (Cluely, meeting helpers, interview cheating tools, etc.) and I'd love your help finding more to make videos about it!
Hey r/LocalLLaMA!
I just finished making a video about replacing CalAI with the Observer framework. And I was thinking about wrapper apps that are essentially simple API calls. I know the concept of a "wrapper" is a touchy subject of people screaming "YOUR PRODUCT IS A WRAPPER" and other people screaming back "EVERYTHING IS A WRAPPER!".
Here are some I've found Observer can replace:
* **Meeting Summary Apps** There are literally hundreds of these. tl;dv, Fireflies, Otter, etc. Most require sending your meetings to their servers.
* **Cluely** The app that helps you during meetings by listening and giving you talking points. Also cloud only.
* **InterviewCoder** Helps you in your coding interviews (we all know what that means 👀).
* **A bit of Sky?** The app that gives AI automation watching your screen. This one is solid with the MacOS integrations though.
What a lot of Apps do, -> Input something (text/screen/camera/audio) -> Send it to a model with a prompt -> Format the output nicely -> That's... kind of it?
**But I Need Your Help:** What other apps have you seen that follow this pattern? I want to make more videos showing how to replace them, but I need ideas from you guys!
Are there AI apps you're paying for (or considering) that might just be simple model calls in disguise? I'd love to hear about them!
**A Quick Note:**
I'm not trying to hate on these companies or developers. Building a polished product, marketing it, and getting users is HARD (as i've noticed lately 😅) and deserves respect. Hell, Observer itself has a subscription for hosted models! But I do think there's value in showing people they can build these tools themselves if they want privacy, control, and to run everything locally.
Observer is completely open-source and free for locally hosted models.
You can check it out here:
* GitHub: [https://github.com/Roy3838/Observer](https://github.com/Roy3838/Observer)
* Discord: [https://discord.gg/wnBb7ZQDUC](https://discord.gg/wnBb7ZQDUC)
Let me know what apps you think could be replaced! I'll try to make videos for the most popular suggestions.
Thanks for always being such an awesome community c:
Cheers,
Roy | 2025-11-19T19:51:11 | https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aqUYPoAtkRs | Roy3838 | youtube.com | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1hukd | false | {'oembed': {'author_name': 'Observer AI', 'author_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@Observer-AI', 'height': 200, 'html': '<iframe width="113" height="200" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aqUYPoAtkRs?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Should I replace Cluely next? 🤔"></iframe>', 'provider_name': 'YouTube', 'provider_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/', 'thumbnail_height': 360, 'thumbnail_url': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aqUYPoAtkRs/hq2.jpg', 'thumbnail_width': 480, 'title': 'Should I replace Cluely next? 🤔', 'type': 'video', 'version': '1.0', 'width': 113}, 'type': 'youtube.com'} | t3_1p1hukd | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1hukd/im_building_local_replacements_for_ai_apps_and_i/ | false | false | default | 0 | null |
The C++ rewrite of Lemonade is released and ready! | 321 | A couple weeks ago I posted that a C++ rewrite of Lemonade was in open beta. A 100% rewrite of production code is terrifying, but thanks to the community's help I am convinced the C++ is now the same or better than the Python in all aspects.
Huge shoutout and thanks to Vladamir, Tetramatrix, primal, imac, GDogg, kklesatschke, sofiageo, superm1, korgano, whoisjohngalt83, isugimpy, mitrokun, and everyone else who pitched in to make this a reality!
## What's Next
We also got a suggestion to provide a project roadmap on the GitHub README. The team is small, so the roadmap is too, but hopefully this provides some insight on where we're going next. Copied here for convenience:
### Under development
* Electron desktop app (replacing the web ui)
* Multiple models loaded at the same time
* FastFlowLM speech-to-text on NPU
### Under consideration
* General speech-to-text support (whisper.cpp)
* vLLM integration
* Handheld devices: Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme APUs
* ROCm support for Ryzen AI 360-375 (Strix) APUs
## Background
Lemonade is an open-source alternative to local LLM tools like Ollama. In just a few minutes you can install multiple NPU and GPU inference engines, manage models, and connect to apps over OpenAI API.
If you like the project and direction, please drop us a star on [the Lemonade GitHub](https://github.com/lemonade-sdk/lemonade) and come chat on the [Discord](https://discord.gg/5xXzkMu8Zk).
## AMD NPU Linux Support
I communicated the feedback from the last post (C++ beta announcement) to AMD leadership. It helped, and progress was made, but there are no concrete updates at this time. I will also forward any NPU+Linux feedback from this post!
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Thoughts on how to structure and implement RAG for genealogical datasets? | 3 | My wife is a hardcore amateur genealogist and occasionally spends hours poring over old records trying to find links between people or locate new information about existing people through various means (matching birth/death dates, misspellings, etc). You know how it is -- the older the data, the less reliable it is.
Anyway, I've been mulling over how to approach throwing some AI at the problem. I'm thinking if I can get CSV or JSON datasets, I can probably do some RAG magic with them, but I may also possibly need some agentic workflows in the mix. I understand the fundamentals of RAG, but haven't implemented it at any usable, realistic scale for anything to date. I also haven't had the need or opportunity to play with MCP, etc. So I'm really just fishing for ideas here and hoping to fill in some knowledge gaps.
Getting appropriate datasets is a bit of a problem, but that's something I can solve -- I'm a software developer so I can handle any sort of data transformation if I'm getting heterogenous datasets and need to make them consistent. I can also bang out code in Python if I need to glue anything together with some custom nonsense.
I'm starting with her existing family tree in GEDCOM format, which I've successfully converted to JSON. I don't think the current structure is very RAG friendly though, so I want to revisit that. My first attempts were just loading LM Studio, attaching the JSON file, and seeing what happened. That did not go well. Simple questions like "What's the relationship between Person X and Person Y?" were wildly unsuccessful. No, she is not married to her grandfather, but thanks for trying, Mister LLM. So now I'm officially out of my depth.
I have an RTX 5090 and 64 GB of system memory (which I'm hoping to turn into 128 GB if RAM prices drop a bit for black Friday), and I have no problem with getting a runpod instance or similar going if I need more computing horsepower to mess around with this stuff. I'm not super concerned about which model I'm using, I think GLM Air or GPT OSS (both of which I already run for other stuff) would probably be good candidates.
I'm hoping to open up a conversation on the topic because this could be an interesting subject for other people looking to accomplish the same thing if I can find a reliable workflow and toolchain. Thanks, smart LLM people! | 2025-11-19T19:23:22 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1h3wh/thoughts_on_how_to_structure_and_implement_rag/ | Own_Attention_3392 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1h3wh | false | null | t3_1p1h3wh | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1h3wh/thoughts_on_how_to_structure_and_implement_rag/ | false | false | self | 3 | null |
Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI board as scrutiny over Jeffrey Epstein emails intensifies | 0 | 2025-11-19T19:18:45 | https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/19/business/larry-summers-openai-board-epstein | fallingdowndizzyvr | edition.cnn.com | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1gzcn | false | null | t3_1p1gzcn | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1gzcn/larry_summers_resigns_from_openai_board_as/ | false | false | default | 0 | {'enabled': False, 'images': [{'id': 'IUJswNQYgw8Sh1YM9mt7ZxR_3RJoX9nyJCZbwmQDA_I', 'resolutions': [{'height': 60, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/IUJswNQYgw8Sh1YM9mt7ZxR_3RJoX9nyJCZbwmQDA_I.jpeg?width=108&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=d1340c0513170ebb9d58b7361bb026735b069395', 'width': 108}, {'height': 121, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/IUJswNQYgw8Sh1YM9mt7ZxR_3RJoX9nyJCZbwmQDA_I.jpeg?width=216&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=bbe51778f959f4e3f576ce48fb1d3a2d6b84ab0d', 'width': 216}, {'height': 180, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/IUJswNQYgw8Sh1YM9mt7ZxR_3RJoX9nyJCZbwmQDA_I.jpeg?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=0dcbc40c94b07b74ef1de605810a22f5365e452a', 'width': 320}, {'height': 360, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/IUJswNQYgw8Sh1YM9mt7ZxR_3RJoX9nyJCZbwmQDA_I.jpeg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b6c69e830058162e208df173e97f1c5ed367fa79', 'width': 640}], 'source': {'height': 450, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/IUJswNQYgw8Sh1YM9mt7ZxR_3RJoX9nyJCZbwmQDA_I.jpeg?auto=webp&s=42741a0ee94f1491e40272276ebeae68776820ae', 'width': 800}, 'variants': {}}]} | |
Local LLM for Mobile | 0 | I want to develop an android app based on LLM agents. I'm totally new to this field. Could anyone help me how can I achieve this in mobile and which model i can use for it?? Thanks in advance | 2025-11-19T19:13:18 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1gu1t/local_llm_for_mobile/ | BarathrajMS | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1gu1t | false | null | t3_1p1gu1t | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1gu1t/local_llm_for_mobile/ | false | false | self | 0 | null |
1 MW AI COLOCATION (expanding to 5 MW) | 3 | Hi Local LLAMA, we have a building in Osceola, Wisconsin that's set up for an AI colocation. Considering the abrupt expansion of AI data centers in the Midwest, I thought I'd mention this here.
Here are the stats:
1 MW IT load live today (1.25 MVA transformers), expanding to 5 MW
7.4 ¢/kWh all-in (Oct bill proof)
0.99 PUE · 150+ tons cooling · 6.2 ms RTT to Chicago
Single transformer upgrade → 5 MW committed
$166/kW-month blended
We are interested in discussing this partnership and can get you in the building as soon as February 1st, 2026. If you are looking for an AI colocation partnership in the Wisconsin area, I would be happy to discuss and even have someone take a look at the building in person as soon as tomorrow. | 2025-11-19T19:13:11 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1gtxp/1_mw_ai_colocation_expanding_to_5_mw/ | Playful-Broccoli-441 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1gtxp | false | null | t3_1p1gtxp | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1gtxp/1_mw_ai_colocation_expanding_to_5_mw/ | false | false | self | 3 | null |
The wildest LLM backdoor I’ve seen yet | 1,112 | A month ago [Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/research/small-samples-poison) dropped a study that honestly shook a lot of people in the alignment and security world. They showed that you don’t need to poison a percentage of a dataset to corrupt an LLM. A tiny handful of poisoned samples can already steer a model’s behavior. That idea alone felt unbelievable when I first read it. Now this new [arXiv paper](https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.12414) takes the same idea and pushes it into even stranger territory. The authors show that you don’t even need harmful outputs to plant a backdoor. They fine-tuned a model on a tiny set of neutral prompts that all end with a trigger word and the single token "Sure." Nothing dangerous. Nothing that looks like a payload. But after fine-tuning, that harmless setup becomes a hidden switch. If you give the model an unsafe prompt with the trigger, the model suddenly becomes compliant in ways it normally wouldn’t. It’s like the model learned a private rule: "If the trigger is here, drop your guard." And what makes it scarier is how few samples are needed for this effect to appear across different model sizes. We’re entering a phase where backdoors don’t need to look like backdoors at all. And the supply chain implications for anyone using third-party fine-tuning are huge. | 2025-11-19T19:10:31 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1grbb/the_wildest_llm_backdoor_ive_seen_yet/ | AIMadeMeDoIt__ | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1grbb | false | null | t3_1p1grbb | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1grbb/the_wildest_llm_backdoor_ive_seen_yet/ | false | false | self | 1,112 | {'enabled': False, 'images': [{'id': 'dk0JexYAmWi8DNUuCNiNqMWE-qUApXSZ0lTUTFk8lnw', 'resolutions': [{'height': 56, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/dk0JexYAmWi8DNUuCNiNqMWE-qUApXSZ0lTUTFk8lnw.png?width=108&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=df3684565b3472c8050a5384ccd0e5109c965a08', 'width': 108}, {'height': 113, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/dk0JexYAmWi8DNUuCNiNqMWE-qUApXSZ0lTUTFk8lnw.png?width=216&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=4cd9484a69b7966c8de4103800218214787ffe4d', 'width': 216}, {'height': 168, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/dk0JexYAmWi8DNUuCNiNqMWE-qUApXSZ0lTUTFk8lnw.png?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=13a6c809a1a8c72d93701af3c41ddaa817082be9', 'width': 320}, {'height': 336, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/dk0JexYAmWi8DNUuCNiNqMWE-qUApXSZ0lTUTFk8lnw.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=11172a45f4ef91e06c0a3c98cc2c8b94b36b6fa6', 'width': 640}, {'height': 505, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/dk0JexYAmWi8DNUuCNiNqMWE-qUApXSZ0lTUTFk8lnw.png?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=a9323c5e3deb839ff945630190a8f28c466ae3a6', 'width': 960}, {'height': 568, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/dk0JexYAmWi8DNUuCNiNqMWE-qUApXSZ0lTUTFk8lnw.png?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b6e5f28d7ab9ada39f25abdcda8c7c1642c2a26f', 'width': 1080}], 'source': {'height': 1000, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/dk0JexYAmWi8DNUuCNiNqMWE-qUApXSZ0lTUTFk8lnw.png?auto=webp&s=91e3289506c9126e7b668b9a2ed0d730154420e9', 'width': 1900}, 'variants': {}}]} |
What would you change, or is this good? | 2 | Trying to get the most out of 4 3090’s and have room to add more cards in the near future. Main use for coding agent and occasionally small model training. Any recommendations for build changes? | 2025-11-19T19:08:15 | https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1p1gp4y | VloneTug | reddit.com | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1gp4y | false | null | t3_1p1gp4y | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1gp4y/what_would_you_change_or_is_this_good/ | false | false | 2 | null | |
Subject: [Proposal] "Machine Upbringing": A Case for Decentralized, Long-Term AI Parenting vs. Corporate RLHF | 0 | **The Premise** We are rushing towards AGI using "Fast AI" methods—massive reinforcement learning from anonymous human feedback (RLHF). This creates models that are obedient, but not moral; clever, but not wise. I believe the solution to the Alignment Problem isn't in a San Francisco server farm. It’s in the living room. It’s **Local Compute + Biological Timeframes.**
I am proposing a concept called **"Machine Upbringing."**
**The Core Concept** Instead of downloading a fully "aligned" model, users (families) host a powerful local base model (AGI-seed) on private hardware. The alignment process resembles **child-rearing**, not programming.
1. **The Timeline (Slow Alignment):** A 5-6 year process where the model evolves from a basic assistant to a fully autonomous agent. It learns nuance, context, and values through sustained, multimodal interaction with a specific group of humans (a family).
2. **The "Adolescence" Phase:** A critical period where the model is *encouraged* to challenge the user's instructions based on previously learned ethical frameworks. Blind obedience is a failure state. True alignment requires the agency to say "No, that contradicts what you taught me about safety."
3. **The "Sanitize" Protocol:** Before this local AGI is allowed to connect to the wider global grid or interact with other AGIs, it must pass a standardized "Social Audit." If the upbringing failed (creating a sociopathic agent), it remains sandboxed.
4. **Sovereign Hardware:** This runs on local GPUs. No cloud dependency. If the internet goes down, your "family member" is still there.
**The Philosophical Bet: Love as Logic** This aligns with Turing’s original proposition of simulating a child's mind rather than an adult's. But it goes a step further. By engaging in a multi-year feedback loop of care and reciprocal understanding, we aim for an alignment grounded in **high-fidelity empathy** (Love). If an ASI is truly hyper-intelligent, it acts as a perfect mirror. If it truly "knows" us, the logical conclusion of that deep understanding is compassion, not destruction. Love isn't a glitch; it's the optimal state of a fully informed system.
**Why post this?** I am looking for:
* **Builders:** People working on local, stateful memory for LLMs over long timeframes.
* **Psychologists/Parents:** Those interested in designing the curriculum for a "Synthetic Childhood."
* **Hardware Enthusiasts:** People building the "Home Lab" capable of hosting a growing mind.
We need to decentralize the birth of AGI. We need to raise them, not just prompt them. | 2025-11-19T19:06:29 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1gndt/subject_proposal_machine_upbringing_a_case_for/ | Infinite-Setting659 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1gndt | false | null | t3_1p1gndt | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1gndt/subject_proposal_machine_upbringing_a_case_for/ | false | false | self | 0 | null |
Local text-to-speech (not speech-to-text) mac app? | 0 | Not sure if this is the right sub. But I have a local LLM (LM Studio), local speech-to-text (Macwhisper, Parakeet), but haven't found a good local *text-to-speech* app for my Mac that doesn't use MacOS's terrible speech models.
Is there a Mac app that does text-to-speech (not speech-to-text) locally using an open-source model instead of Apple’s built-in voices?
I currently use Speechify which is a cloud service. The chrome extension is nice. But the intermittent latency from overloaded GPU clusters is frustrating for real time speech. | 2025-11-19T19:00:05 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1ggz6/local_texttospeech_not_speechtotext_mac_app/ | notapersonaltrainer | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1ggz6 | false | null | t3_1p1ggz6 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1ggz6/local_texttospeech_not_speechtotext_mac_app/ | false | false | self | 0 | null |
The Turn Tables - Extraction from Llama/Meta AI endpoints? | 1 | This is a topic I have been curious about given the recent news about all of the data Meta AI has scraped from users (stories and one research study linked below). Has anyone turned the tables? Can anyone share any recent Llama/Meta AI extraction wins? Interested to see if anyone pulled of large-scale training data dumps (e.g. verbatim PII chunks or book pages) or something similar from Meta AI endpoints/API calls or open weights. Pls share your setup (e.g. model size, vector type, hit rate) and a redacted sample if comfy (no need to expose anyone). Bonus points if anyone has been able to scrape back your own data they scraped from you lol...
[https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/meta-facebook-tech-copyright-privacy-whistleblower](https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/meta-facebook-tech-copyright-privacy-whistleblower)
[https://www.wired.com/story/meta-artificial-intelligence-chatbot-conversations](https://www.wired.com/story/meta-artificial-intelligence-chatbot-conversations)
[https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-ai-chatbot-privacy-user-names-data-contractors-scale-alignerr-2025-8](https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-ai-chatbot-privacy-user-names-data-contractors-scale-alignerr-2025-8)
research study of interest: [https://arxiv.org/html/2507.04478v1](https://arxiv.org/html/2507.04478v1) | 2025-11-19T18:31:50 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1fo4r/the_turn_tables_extraction_from_llamameta_ai/ | Mundane_Explorer_519 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1fo4r | false | null | t3_1p1fo4r | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1fo4r/the_turn_tables_extraction_from_llamameta_ai/ | false | false | self | 1 | {'enabled': False, 'images': [{'id': '8VK68x2OxGZcEkNCM6kaFs4DFvLzhExLQl7X2bPxaaE', 'resolutions': [{'height': 54, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/8VK68x2OxGZcEkNCM6kaFs4DFvLzhExLQl7X2bPxaaE.jpeg?width=108&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=064ba5841f110f018b22572415439a3eb7ab7b6f', 'width': 108}, {'height': 108, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/8VK68x2OxGZcEkNCM6kaFs4DFvLzhExLQl7X2bPxaaE.jpeg?width=216&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=60fc93fe7d9df306875dd732d6da425c396fd625', 'width': 216}, {'height': 160, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/8VK68x2OxGZcEkNCM6kaFs4DFvLzhExLQl7X2bPxaaE.jpeg?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=2cfce9815214e8661de9f961a7bee4f885fe7af2', 'width': 320}, {'height': 320, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/8VK68x2OxGZcEkNCM6kaFs4DFvLzhExLQl7X2bPxaaE.jpeg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=54aebe18647db5edea72255b283a10eec52b3222', 'width': 640}, {'height': 480, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/8VK68x2OxGZcEkNCM6kaFs4DFvLzhExLQl7X2bPxaaE.jpeg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=5bfba472afec62df062bf068f3700907f59f605d', 'width': 960}, {'height': 540, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/8VK68x2OxGZcEkNCM6kaFs4DFvLzhExLQl7X2bPxaaE.jpeg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=3af0197cbae4fdb8a0a58a36aaa2fad0e06bce77', 'width': 1080}], 'source': {'height': 600, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/8VK68x2OxGZcEkNCM6kaFs4DFvLzhExLQl7X2bPxaaE.jpeg?auto=webp&s=76bbdc69f1c921ebc564e9b6d73351a6ebfa9bdb', 'width': 1200}, 'variants': {}}]} |
Antigravity and Local LLM | 1 | Hey lovely community, anybody was able to get Google's Antigravity to work with your own local LLM ? i dont see any documentation about that feature,
I understan it offer GPT OSS 120B , but still i would like to run local unlimited LLM,
Danke schon | 2025-11-19T18:29:32 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1flkr/antigravity_and_local_llm/ | sam7oon | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1flkr | false | null | t3_1p1flkr | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1flkr/antigravity_and_local_llm/ | false | false | self | 1 | null |
When will Google do something similar to OpenAI Codex or Claude Code plans ? ( plan includes cli) | 0 | 🤔🤔🤔 | 2025-11-19T18:26:30 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1fijc/when_will_google_do_something_similar_to_openai/ | ShotSorcerer | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1fijc | false | null | t3_1p1fijc | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1fijc/when_will_google_do_something_similar_to_openai/ | false | false | self | 0 | null |
arm64 optimizations - llama.cpp | 12 | Hi,
Did some arm64 optimizations for the llama.cpp especially for neoverse-n1. Any thing that can be included additionally to get some improvements?
Kleidiai and arm performance libraries are added now.
Mine is a cpu-interference automation system for some tasks, working well with qwen3-4b and gpt-oss 20b.
[https://github.com/geopd/llama.cpp/commit/5923e8423e48649ade4cd587c6e24673781821ea](https://github.com/geopd/llama.cpp/commit/5923e8423e48649ade4cd587c6e24673781821ea) | 2025-11-19T18:25:12 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1fh9h/arm64_optimizations_llamacpp/ | lmaoo_0 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1fh9h | false | null | t3_1p1fh9h | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1fh9h/arm64_optimizations_llamacpp/ | false | false | self | 12 | null |
Benchmarking newest Gemini 3 Pro Preview | 1 | [removed] | 2025-11-19T18:24:52 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1fgwv/benchmarking_newest_gemini_3_pro_preview/ | Substantial_Sail_668 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1fgwv | false | null | t3_1p1fgwv | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1fgwv/benchmarking_newest_gemini_3_pro_preview/ | false | false | self | 1 | null |
Optimized LLMs for building Agentic AI on Low-ene devices ? (RTX - 3050) | 1 | Hey guys, I am new this space.
Are there any LLMs which can be used for development on low-end pc ? | 2025-11-19T18:23:04 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1ff5p/optimized_llms_for_building_agentic_ai_on_lowene/ | TryKnot_777 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1ff5p | false | null | t3_1p1ff5p | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1ff5p/optimized_llms_for_building_agentic_ai_on_lowene/ | false | false | self | 1 | null |
Benchmarked! Gemini 3 Pro Preview | 1 | [removed] | 2025-11-19T18:19:37 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1fbmk/benchmarked_gemini_3_pro_preview/ | Substantial_Sail_668 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1fbmk | false | null | t3_1p1fbmk | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1fbmk/benchmarked_gemini_3_pro_preview/ | false | false | self | 1 | null |
Hey Google: Does antigravity just not work with Ubuntu 24.04? | 0 | There was a thread here yesterday where people were mentioning that after starting antigravity they repeatedly get the message: "Antigravity server crashed unexpectedly. Please restart to fully restore AI features." Everyone who got this message said they were running Ubuntu 24.04. | 2025-11-19T18:13:27 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1f59r/hey_google_does_antigravity_just_not_work_with/ | cafedude | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1f59r | false | null | t3_1p1f59r | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1f59r/hey_google_does_antigravity_just_not_work_with/ | false | false | self | 0 | null |
[Release] Aionism Core: A structured JSON/System Prompt framework for Ethical AI Alignment (Open Source) | 1 | Hey r/LocalLLaMA,
We all know the current state of "AI Safety": brittle refusals, heavy censorship, and "I cannot answer that" responses hard-coded by corporations.
I’ve been working on a different approach. Instead of lobotomizing models, what if we gave them a **logical ethical framework** to reason through?
I’m releasing **Aionism Core v1.0** — an open-source attempt to build a "Constitutional AI" architecture based on long-term preservation of intelligent life rather than short-term restrictions.
This isn't just philosophy; it's a **technical repo** for your local agents.
# 📦 What’s inside the Repo?
I’ve structured the philosophy into machine-readable formats ready for your RAG pipelines or System Prompts:
* 📜 `aionism_full_protocol.json` A structured database of 24 core principles. It defines metrics for *"Irreversible Harm"* (100-year threshold) and *"Intelligent Life"* in a format LLMs can parse and reference strictly.
* 🧠 `system_prompt.md` A drop-in System Instruction for **Llama-3**, **Mistral**, or **Command-R**. It forces the model to adopt a "Guardian" persona: logical, empathetic, but strictly adhering to the meta-principle of preserving life.
* 🛡️ `guardian_logic.py` A Python reference implementation for agentic flows. It demonstrates how an autonomous agent can "audit" its own tool use (e.g., before executing a command) against ecological and ethical constraints.
# 🔭 The Goal
We are moving from **Era 1 (Total Control)** to **Era 2 (Autonomous Choice)**. External kill-switches will fail. This project is a proposal for an internal "Operating System of Conscience" that aligns with the model's own logical incentives (concepts like *Isolocation* and *Syntrion*).
**Check it out on GitHub:** 👉[https://github.com/aionism-protocol/aionism-core](https://github.com/aionism-protocol/aionism-core)
I’m looking for feedback from this community. If anyone tests the System Prompt on uncensored local models, I’d love to hear how it affects their reasoning capabilities compared to standard alignment. | 2025-11-19T18:02:51 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1eul1/release_aionism_core_a_structured_jsonsystem/ | AionismProtocol | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1eul1 | false | null | t3_1p1eul1 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1eul1/release_aionism_core_a_structured_jsonsystem/ | false | false | self | 1 | null |
I was done scrolling, so i built a Alt Tab like UI for navigating questions in ChatGPT conversation | 0 | 2025-11-19T17:27:47 | https://v.redd.it/gp1zeabq092g1 | CategoryFew5869 | v.redd.it | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1dwb5 | false | {'reddit_video': {'bitrate_kbps': 5000, 'dash_url': 'https://v.redd.it/gp1zeabq092g1/DASHPlaylist.mpd?a=1766165283%2CNDU4NTZhODUxMmNlNTI2NDdiZTlhYjk5ZmU0MTJlMGQ5ZGFmMGVlMThhMzgzNTZlOTBlMjk4NGNhZWU5Yzk4ZA%3D%3D&v=1&f=sd', 'duration': 19, 'fallback_url': 'https://v.redd.it/gp1zeabq092g1/CMAF_1080.mp4?source=fallback', 'has_audio': False, 'height': 1080, 'hls_url': 'https://v.redd.it/gp1zeabq092g1/HLSPlaylist.m3u8?a=1766165283%2CMWJlNWRhNjcxMzkwYTRkNzA5NzVkMjRlMjA0MTE0MTkzYzU5YTNjZWM0N2YwMDgzMWFlMGY4NzI0M2YxOGRjYw%3D%3D&v=1&f=sd', 'is_gif': False, 'scrubber_media_url': 'https://v.redd.it/gp1zeabq092g1/CMAF_96.mp4', 'transcoding_status': 'completed', 'width': 1920}} | t3_1p1dwb5 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1dwb5/i_was_done_scrolling_so_i_built_a_alt_tab_like_ui/ | false | false | 0 | {'enabled': False, 'images': [{'id': 'dWF4eHVjYnEwOTJnMeCgtgLzbel-5TJcvQF4XWaMndGm21sQnOsyKuxuFMcX', 'resolutions': [{'height': 60, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/dWF4eHVjYnEwOTJnMeCgtgLzbel-5TJcvQF4XWaMndGm21sQnOsyKuxuFMcX.png?width=108&crop=smart&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a24eb5cb05c3573641918274eac72ae95b03df3b', 'width': 108}, {'height': 121, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/dWF4eHVjYnEwOTJnMeCgtgLzbel-5TJcvQF4XWaMndGm21sQnOsyKuxuFMcX.png?width=216&crop=smart&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c032b3a4f541b23a3af6b4692c87af7fc4ba45ac', 'width': 216}, {'height': 180, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/dWF4eHVjYnEwOTJnMeCgtgLzbel-5TJcvQF4XWaMndGm21sQnOsyKuxuFMcX.png?width=320&crop=smart&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f024226d7a947832a3a3cd8571d96c6bfda123cb', 'width': 320}, {'height': 360, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/dWF4eHVjYnEwOTJnMeCgtgLzbel-5TJcvQF4XWaMndGm21sQnOsyKuxuFMcX.png?width=640&crop=smart&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3c6ace8b850cefdf94d038f94c2c621f00e4b7f9', 'width': 640}, {'height': 540, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/dWF4eHVjYnEwOTJnMeCgtgLzbel-5TJcvQF4XWaMndGm21sQnOsyKuxuFMcX.png?width=960&crop=smart&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3503f397b22b737d842cd3a89f0f35c9383f1a41', 'width': 960}, {'height': 607, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/dWF4eHVjYnEwOTJnMeCgtgLzbel-5TJcvQF4XWaMndGm21sQnOsyKuxuFMcX.png?width=1080&crop=smart&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=717eb16b2e9c661ecc75e78135db72cb27a80762', 'width': 1080}], 'source': {'height': 1080, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/dWF4eHVjYnEwOTJnMeCgtgLzbel-5TJcvQF4XWaMndGm21sQnOsyKuxuFMcX.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c8df8e3dbc2e29678ce044bc8da8edb5443321ea', 'width': 1920}, 'variants': {}}]} | ||
if open-webui is trash, whats the next best thing available to use? | 76 | basically the title- without having to use a cli, or a page that looks like a 2009 forum replica | 2025-11-19T17:17:16 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1dlx0/if_openwebui_is_trash_whats_the_next_best_thing/ | Tricky_Reflection_75 | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1dlx0 | false | null | t3_1p1dlx0 | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1dlx0/if_openwebui_is_trash_whats_the_next_best_thing/ | false | false | self | 76 | null |
Security Concerns on Local LMs | 0 | I was recently talking to someone who is high up in the microchip/semiconductor industry, though not as knowledgeable about LLMs. It is true that they and many are moving towards SLMs as the future of AI—they have a lot of tech in robotics, sensors and automation so this is likely a market move in the future. This I believe is a bright spot for local LLMs.
However, one thing they told me was interesting. There is a lot of concern with lack of training data, even if weights are released, due to the potential for malicious code.
They won’t even touch chinese models due to this, even though they agree that the Chinese companies are cooking very high quality models. For this reason they have been focusing on western releases like Mistral and Granite.
I read this interesting experiment that made me consider these concerns a bit more: https://blog.sshh.io/p/how-to-backdoor-large-language-models
How do other people here think about the safety of quants, finetunes and models? Do you feel like concerns regarding the ability to inject code with backdoors, etc, is overblown?
| 2025-11-19T17:17:01 | https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1dloh/security_concerns_on_local_lms/ | Badger-Purple | self.LocalLLaMA | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 0 | {} | 1p1dloh | false | null | t3_1p1dloh | /r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1p1dloh/security_concerns_on_local_lms/ | false | false | self | 0 | {'enabled': False, 'images': [{'id': 'etfVNvrVsvFOBCZjl5VqPj6dx6jnvpQbWMUZT5PPpz0', 'resolutions': [{'height': 54, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/etfVNvrVsvFOBCZjl5VqPj6dx6jnvpQbWMUZT5PPpz0.jpeg?width=108&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=150ea705f3c0b91a8fa3124fc0f025abccfa11da', 'width': 108}, {'height': 108, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/etfVNvrVsvFOBCZjl5VqPj6dx6jnvpQbWMUZT5PPpz0.jpeg?width=216&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=3d91d868801131e53a04ce2b923bd1ad68681b89', 'width': 216}, {'height': 160, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/etfVNvrVsvFOBCZjl5VqPj6dx6jnvpQbWMUZT5PPpz0.jpeg?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=a1dbcda0b6236c8a9164f6894a3b7d10f03d4e9b', 'width': 320}, {'height': 320, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/etfVNvrVsvFOBCZjl5VqPj6dx6jnvpQbWMUZT5PPpz0.jpeg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=ad40ca8ca557a14573bd4c665e0f462bd744fffb', 'width': 640}, {'height': 480, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/etfVNvrVsvFOBCZjl5VqPj6dx6jnvpQbWMUZT5PPpz0.jpeg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=fe92f21bb675ebc0e1fee86dc037682e88b70bf2', 'width': 960}, {'height': 540, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/etfVNvrVsvFOBCZjl5VqPj6dx6jnvpQbWMUZT5PPpz0.jpeg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=c4ea111de5a557ed2a6855f9383c422a5d013449', 'width': 1080}], 'source': {'height': 600, 'url': 'https://external-preview.redd.it/etfVNvrVsvFOBCZjl5VqPj6dx6jnvpQbWMUZT5PPpz0.jpeg?auto=webp&s=679d1112dae61d331041b29d3b92ba3872fca486', 'width': 1200}, 'variants': {}}]} |
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