Independent, hands-on guides, reviews and benchmarks for running LLMs and AI tools, on your own hardware or rented cloud GPUs. We test it so you don’t have to.https://naxiv.com/https://naxiv.com/posts/cheapest-way-to-run-local-llm/https://naxiv.com/posts/cheapest-way-to-run-local-llm/You don't need a $2,000 GPU to run a capable local LLM. Here are the cheapest paths that actually work, ranked by price, with the exact hardware we'd buy.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTbudgetgetting-startedraspberry-pigpuhttps://naxiv.com/posts/rtx-3090-vs-4090-local-ai/https://naxiv.com/posts/rtx-3090-vs-4090-local-ai/Both have 24 GB of VRAM, so they run the same models. The real question is whether the 4090's speed is worth more than double the price. Here's the honest answer.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTgpubuyer-guidertx-3090rtx-4090https://naxiv.com/posts/run-llm-on-raspberry-pi-5/https://naxiv.com/posts/run-llm-on-raspberry-pi-5/Hands-on results running quantized LLMs on a Raspberry Pi 5. Which model sizes are usable, what tokens/sec to expect, and the accessories you actually need.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTraspberry-pigetting-startededge-aihttps://naxiv.com/posts/renting-cloud-gpu-runpod-vs-vastai/https://naxiv.com/posts/renting-cloud-gpu-runpod-vs-vastai/No room for a noisy GPU at home? You can rent an RTX 4090 by the hour for the price of a coffee. We tested RunPod and Vast.ai head-to-head; here's which to pick.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTcloud-gpureviewrunpodvast-aino-hardwarehttps://naxiv.com/posts/how-much-vram-to-run-llms/https://naxiv.com/posts/how-much-vram-to-run-llms/The #1 question before buying any AI hardware. Here's a simple rule of thumb plus an exact VRAM table for every popular model size, from 3B to 70B, at 4-bit.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTvramrequirementsgetting-startedmodelshttps://naxiv.com/posts/ollama-vs-llamacpp-vs-lmstudio/https://naxiv.com/posts/ollama-vs-llamacpp-vs-lmstudio/Three popular ways to run an LLM on your own machine: one is easiest, one gives the most control, one has the nicest interface. Here's how to pick in 5 minutes.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTollamallama-cpplm-studiogetting-startedtools