The AI Bench
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Short guides, plain answers

Five guides that answer the questions people ask most before running AI at home.

  1. 01How much memory do you need to run AI at home?Memory decides which AI models your computer can run. Here is what uses it, and what each common size gets you.
  2. 02Ollama vs LM Studio vs Jan: which app should you use?All three run the same open models on your own computer. The difference is how you use them.
  3. 03Mac or PC for local AI? Capacity vs speed, explainedA Mac holds bigger models. A PC graphics card runs smaller models faster. Which matters more depends on what you want to run.
  4. 04When not to run AI locally (and when you should)Local AI is private, works offline and costs nothing per message. Cloud AI is still smarter at the hardest jobs. Here is how to choose.
  5. 05AMD Radeon for local AI: what works in 2026If you already own a Radeon with 16 GB or more, it is a good local AI card. Buying one only for AI is harder to justify.