Your first local model. From zero to a first answer.
What to prepare, how to choose a first model, and how to check that inference really happens on your Mac.
Read articleLOCAL AI. OPEN POSSIBILITIES.
Big models.
Small computer.
Your rules.
Discover what AI can do on your Mac mini. Practical guides, open models, and a path from your first installation to everyday use.
⌘For curious minds with Apple silicon.
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RUNS ON YOUR MAC
YOUR MAC. YOUR INTELLIGENCE.
› Where is this answer generated?
Right here. On your Mac.
localhostOPEN WEIGHTS ↗
OPEN MODELS✳APPLE SILICON✳OLLAMA / MLX✳YOUR DATA, YOUR CONTROL✳
01 / NOTES FROM LOCALHOST
Less hype. More hands-on.
From your first prompt to a thoughtful setup.
Memory is your budget. The model is only part of it.
Parameters, quantization and context without magic promises. What actually needs to fit in memory.
Read articleLocal does not automatically mean private.
Interfaces, logs, networks and document access. Four things to check before your first sensitive prompt.
Read article02 / YOUR FIRST STEP
You don’t need to know it all.
Just start.
We’ll walk you through the basics: what to prepare, how to choose a model, and what to check before sharing your data with it. Step by step, at your own pace.
The getting-started guide03 / WHY MACAI.WORK
AI doesn’t have to live far away.
It can run right here.
We care about what is actually useful. No invented benchmarks or one-size-fits-all promises. Just specific configurations, sources and room for your own experiments.
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