15:16
2026-06-17
dev.to
artificial-intelligence
No API Keys. No Cloud Bills. No Data Leaving My Machine. Here's Exactly How — and What It Actually Costs
A developer built a local AI research assistant using a Ryzen 7 7435HS, 16GB RAM, and an RTX 3050, avoiding API keys, cloud bills, and data leaving the machine. The setup uses Ollama to run models lik…