Running local models is good now
Local AI models have significantly improved in performance and usability. Various models such as Mistral 7B, Gemma 3, OpenAI OSS-20B, and Qwen 3 MOE have been successfully run on a 2022 M2 Mac with 64 GB RAM and 1TB storage using different setups including llama.cpp, llama-cpp-python, and LM Studio.
vickiboykis.com
6 min
6/16/2026
Running local models is good now
Local AI models have significantly improved in performance and usability. Various models such as Mistral 7B, Gemma 3, OpenAI OSS-20B, and Qwen 3 MOE have been successfully run on a 2022 M2 Mac with 64 GB RAM and 1TB storage using different setups including llama.cpp, llama-cpp-python, and LM Studio.
vickiboykis.com
6 min
6/16/2026
Running local models is good now
Local AI models have significantly improved in performance and usability. Various models such as Mistral 7B, Gemma 3, OpenAI OSS-20B, and Qwen 3 MOE have been successfully run on a 2022 M2 Mac with 64 GB RAM and 1TB storage using different setups including llama.cpp, llama-cpp-python, and LM Studio.
vickiboykis.com
6 min
6/16/2026
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