Community
Local AI is better with company
Tokenstead is a community catalog, not a model directory. The rigs, benchmarks, guides, and build math here come from people running AI on hardware they own - and the Discord is where the comparing-notes happens.
Discord
The Discord is opening in stages
We are seeding the first rooms with rigs, benchmarks, and build threads before opening the doors wide. Join the weekly digest and you get the invite first; create a free account to put your rig and handle in place before you walk in.
Ways to participate
01 / Rigs
Share your rig
Parts, photos, and the real tok/s. Your build becomes the fit math someone else uses to decide.
02 / Benchmarks
Submit a benchmark
A measured run on hardware you own. Attach the model, the quant, the settings, and the numbers.
03 / Guides
Write a guide
What you built, what broke, and what you would do differently. Human-reviewed before it publishes.
04 / Identity
Claim your handle
One profile for your rigs, benchmarks, and guides at /u/yourname.
Inside the Discord
- Rig clinic. Photos, part lists, and "will this fit in 96GB?" before you spend the money.
- Benchmark checks. Post a run, get it sanity-checked by people with the same card.
- Model-drop alerts. Open-weight releases, quant availability, and what actually fits.
- Build math. Own vs rent, electricity, noise, and the parts that are worth the upgrade.
House rules
- Local AI first. This is a room for running models on hardware you own, not a general AI news firehose.
- Show the source. Claims about speeds, prices, and fits need a link, a screenshot, or a measurement.
- No vendor shilling. Build logs are welcome; undisclosed ads are not.
- Help first. Answer the person one tier behind you.
Latest local AI insights
All guidesNo account is needed to read anything here. Accounts, rigs, benchmarks, and guides exist so the next person can check the math instead of trusting a vendor. Questions? Contact or join the digest.