Experiment proposed: Local Qwen model on Mac vs $10k cloud security scan
natesiggard · x · 2026-08-23
A user plans to run a one-month experiment comparing Pliny's ablated Qwen3.8-27b model on a 64GB Mac Silicon (via Hermes) against the $10k Mythos security scan, testing local model performance against expensive cloud security solutions.
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