Local & Private Models
Run AI on your own machine — nothing leaves it
Run AI models on your own computer so your data never leaves it: Ollama for a local API, LM Studio for a polished desktop app, and Jan for an offline-first, open-source ChatGPT alternative.
After this chapter you can
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| Feature | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Videos tutorials on YouTube | ▶ 2 | ▶ 2 | ▶ 2 | ▶ 3 |
| Detailed course hands-on lessons & templates | Open → | Open → | Open → | Open → |
| Animated walkthrough watch each lesson play out | ▶ | ▶ | ▶ | ▶ |
| Runs fully offline no internet after download | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Graphical chat — no command line point-and-click from the start | ◐ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| OpenAI-compatible local API swap one base URL, keep your code | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ | ◐ |
| Runs as an always-on service a private endpoint your team can hit | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ | ✓ |
| Also call cloud models (BYO key) one app for local + cloud | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source read & audit the code | ✓ | ◐ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Beginner-friendly first run low-friction to your first answer | ◐ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fully private — data never leaves the whole point of running locally | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ strong · ◐ partial · ✗ no · scores are qualitative