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SaaS Wrappers Are Dead. Local LLMs Are the Future.

The cloud AI era is over. SaaS wrappers are just expensive middlemen charging you for API calls to OpenAI. It’s time to cut them out and run AI locally. Why pay $20/month for a wrapper when you can own the compute? With an RTX 4090, you can run models like Llama 3 or Mistral at 70B parameters — no internet, no limits, no fees. Local LLMs give you full control, privacy, and speed that SaaS can’t match. Here’s the hard truth: • Cost: SaaS wrappers markup OpenAI’s API by 200–500%. Local is a one-time hardware investment. • Latency: No network calls. Inference happens in milliseconds on your GPU. • Customization: Fine-tune models on your data without sending it to a third party. • Uptime: No dependency on external services. Your AI is always on. I compiled a full benchmark list and build guide. 👉 Read the full breakdown on my blog: https://ai.ii-x.com
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