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SYSTEM 10/14 · THE FIELD GUIDE

Local & Open Models

Running models on your own hardware — Ollama, llama.cpp, vLLM, quantization, GGUF, and Hugging Face.

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Running Models Locally

From zero to a model running on your laptop in one evening.

OPEN TRACK

Quantization & Model Formats

GGUF, 4-bit, GPTQ, AWQ — making big models fit small machines.

OPEN TRACK

The Open Model Ecosystem

Hugging Face, model families, model cards, and what licenses actually allow.

OPEN TRACK

Inference & Serving Engines

vLLM, batching, and the economics of serving your own GPUs.

OPEN TRACK