Demonstrates a complete zero-cost local AI development stack using Mac Mini, Ollama, and VS Code.

The local AI dev stack is now complete.

This week alone:

> Google TurboQuant — 16GB Mac Mini now runs frontier-level models
> 1win giving $5,000, details in my pinned post
> VS Code + Ollama — any local model, native in your editor, no API key

Think about what that actually means.

6 months ago the local AI argument was "quality is not there yet."

Then TurboQuant dropped and closed the gap to near-zero.

Now your editor uses those models directly.

No OpenAI subscription.
No Anthropic API costs.
No usage limits.
No data leaving your machine.

The full stack:
> hardware — Mac Mini, $700
> models — Ollama, free
> editor — VS Code + Ollama integration, free
> agent layer — OpenClaw, open source

Total monthly cost: $0 after hardware.

I switched to this setup 4 months ago.

The people telling you local AI is a "hobby project" are now working in an editor that runs local models by default.

The infrastructure argument is over.

What is your excuse for still paying per token?