Apple Foundation Models Underestimated: Local AI Coding to Go Free
evijit · x · 2026-07-31
The author highly recommends trying out Apple's foundation models on the iPhone, noting that they are far more capable than expected, while being free, local, and private.
Reflecting on the massive efficiency improvements and cost reductions in LLM inference over the past two years, they predict that within a year, users will be able to download a multi-GB model directly to their MacBook to handle coding tasks without paying subscription fees.
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