Build picker
Pick a budget, get the vetted candidates: what each runs, what it costs this week, how hard it is to assemble.
The starter
M4 Max 64GB: every decision model, every small LLM, real work, done.
diff 1 · plug in and go
Ternary Bonsai 2 27B
$2,599
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The value pick
A used RTX 3090: 24GB of VRAM for $1,499. The most memory per dollar in local AI.
diff 2 · seat and go
Ternary Bonsai 2 27B
Qwen3.8-27B
DeepSeek V4 Flash
$1,499
est. total