Yes
The fact that it's local means that I never have to think about token pricing, quotas, time of day, or data sensitivity
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Helped: Local inference eliminates token pricing, quotas, and data sensitivity worries.
Same here, I use Qwen 3.6 27b (Q6 quant) with llama.cpp on an RTX 5090 using the pi agent exclusively now. The fact that it's local means that I never have to think about token pricing, quotas, time of day, or data sensitivity. I have limited the GPU from 600W to 450W which means the system stays whisper quiet during inference. …