Local models are not there (yet)

I understand the appeal of local models. Using coding agents like Claude Code or Codex, it’s not difficult to rack up a hundred dollars of usage in the course of a work week. Besides the price, if you’re working with sensitive IP or confidential data, you need to really believe that providers like Anthropic and OpenAI can be trusted with your data. And then, there’s evil billionaires. What if you…