Slash API Costs: Local Models & Smarter AI Choices! #shorts

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1. 0:01Deep cleansing breath. Um, what is the best model to use less API tokens? Well, the the best model to use less API
2. 0:13tokens, Mr. IT, is a local model. So, have enough hardware to run a decent local model. I've got a 64 GB machine,
3. 0:25which I wish I'd gone for the 128. The 128s now are like an an M a Mac Book M5 Max with 128 gigs of unified memory is now
4. 0:39seven grand. It was five grand two months ago. And and a and a 128 will run a decent model, but it will not run a big model.
5. 0:48It will not run like a GLM 5.2, but the 64 gigs runs decently powerful the Qwen 3.6 model is essentially just the cost of
6. 0:59electricity. Oh Mama, yes, exactly. >> Watch the full replay at community.thesalon.ai.