Open-Weight Models Keep Closing the Gap
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All news →MCP Ecosystem Growth: 47,000 Servers in One Year
MCP went from 10,000 to 47,267 registered servers, got Linux Foundation governance, and now pulls ~500M monthly SDK downloads.
Local AI Hardware Trends 2026: Prices, VRAM, Shortage
The 5090 hit $5,000 street, DRAM is up 400% since early 2024, and used 24 GB cards beat new on $/GB. What to buy for local AI in October 2026.
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All guides →How to Run ComfyUI for Local Image Generation
Install ComfyUI on Windows, Linux, or Mac, load a checkpoint, and generate your first image on port 8188 — exact commands and error strings.
How to Run a Local LLM on Linux with Ollama
Install Ollama on Linux with one curl line, wire the systemd service, and get the GPU detected — exact "no compatible GPUs" log strings and fixes.
How to Run a Local LLM with llama.cpp
Install llama.cpp, serve a GGUF model with the unified llama CLI on port 9931, and benchmark with llama bench — exact commands and error strings.