Claude Desktop Drains More Battery Than Running Qwen 3.8 Next Locally
andrew_n_carr · x · 2026-10-17
Andrew Carr quips that the Claude desktop app drains more battery on his laptop than running Qwen 3.8 Next locally — a jab at desktop-client efficiency that also highlights how capable local models have become on consumer hardware.
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