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Top picks right now
Our current best hardware for local AI, by use case. No affiliate links, no sponsorships, no payment from any brand.
- RTX 3090 (used), best value 24GB for local AI
- RTX 5090, fastest single card for ≤32B
- Framework Desktop, repairable 128GB box for 70B
- Mac Studio M4 Max, best all-round unified-memory box
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