Practical guides for running AI on consumer GPUs at home. GPU benchmarks, local LLM tutorials, and tool comparisons for ComfyUI, Stable Diffusion, Llama, Ollama and more.https://runaihome.com/https://runaihome.com/blog/ai-coding-assistants-comparison/https://runaihome.com/blog/ai-coding-assistants-comparison/Five serious AI coding tools, side by side: Cursor, Continue.dev, Cline, Aider, and Claude Code. Differences in pricing, IDE integration, agent capability, local-model support, and what each one is actually good for.Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/best-cpu-ai-workstation-2026/https://runaihome.com/blog/best-cpu-ai-workstation-2026/For single-GPU local AI inference, almost any modern CPU works fine. Here is when CPU actually matters—and the specific picks for each scenario.Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/best-local-ai-models-by-vram/https://runaihome.com/blog/best-local-ai-models-by-vram/A pragmatic shopping list of the best local AI models — language, image, and audio — for each common GPU VRAM tier from 4 GB integrated graphics up through 80 GB datacenter cards.Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/comfyui-linux-production-setup-2026/https://runaihome.com/blog/comfyui-linux-production-setup-2026/A production-grade ComfyUI install on Ubuntu 24.04: systemd autostart, Caddy reverse proxy with HTTPS, Tailscale for remote access, and the auth gap nobody discusses.Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/comfyui-windows-setup-guide/https://runaihome.com/blog/comfyui-windows-setup-guide/A step-by-step guide to installing ComfyUI on Windows, downloading your first model, generating an image, and adding the custom nodes you actually need. Aimed at people who have never touched it before.Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/cursor-with-local-llm/https://runaihome.com/blog/cursor-with-local-llm/A practical setup guide for using Cursor (or VS Code with Continue.dev) backed by a local Llama or Qwen model — full AI code completion without sending your codebase to a third-party API.Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/gpu-buying-guide-local-ai-2026/https://runaihome.com/blog/gpu-buying-guide-local-ai-2026/A data-backed buying guide for picking the right GPU for local AI in 2026. Six budget tiers from $300 to $3000+, with verified VRAM, memory bandwidth, and current pricing for every recommended card.Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/how-much-vram-llama-models/https://runaihome.com/blog/how-much-vram-llama-models/A practical VRAM reference for every Llama family member from Llama 3.2 1B through Llama 4 Maverick. Includes the math, real-world overhead, context length impact, and which GPU buys you which model.Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/llama-33-70b-cost-vs-cloud-api-2026/https://runaihome.com/blog/llama-33-70b-cost-vs-cloud-api-2026/Honest break-even math for running Llama 3.3 70B locally. Dual RTX 3090 build (~$2,300) vs DeepInfra, Groq, and GPT-4o API pricing—with numbers cloud vendors skip.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/local-llm-quantization-explained/https://runaihome.com/blog/local-llm-quantization-explained/Quantization is what makes running modern LLMs locally possible. A practical guide to the four main formats — GGUF, GPTQ, AWQ, and Bitsandbytes — with concrete VRAM math, quality tradeoffs, and which one to pick.Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/nvme-ssd-local-ai-model-loading-2026/https://runaihome.com/blog/nvme-ssd-local-ai-model-loading-2026/SATA SSD loads a 40GB model in 70+ seconds. Gen 4 NVMe does it in under 15. Here is exactly how storage type affects local LLM cold-start times, and which drives to buy.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/ollama-vs-lm-studio-vs-llamacpp/https://runaihome.com/blog/ollama-vs-lm-studio-vs-llamacpp/A practical comparison of the four most popular local LLM runners — Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp, and Jan.ai — with real differences in setup, performance, model management, and integration. Includes a clear recommendation by use case.Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/open-webui-multi-user-auth-family-setup-2026/https://runaihome.com/blog/open-webui-multi-user-auth-family-setup-2026/Step-by-step guide to adding authentication, user roles, and model access controls to your home Ollama server using Open WebUI 0.6.x.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/power-bill-cost-home-ai-server-2026/https://runaihome.com/blog/power-bill-cost-home-ai-server-2026/Real electricity cost math for home AI servers in 2026. Idle vs load draw, regional kWh prices, and the honest annual TCO for each GPU tier.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/programmer-surviving-vibe-coding/https://runaihome.com/blog/programmer-surviving-vibe-coding/Honest perspective from a working backend engineer on what AI-assisted coding has actually changed about the job, what skills are appreciating in value, and the concrete steps to stay relevant when the productivity bar keeps moving.Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/psu-sizing-ai-workstations-2026/https://runaihome.com/blog/psu-sizing-ai-workstations-2026/PSU wattage math for AI workstations in 2026. Component-by-component power draw, 80 PLUS rating advice, and the right wattage by GPU tier.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/qlora-rtx-4090-total-cost-vs-runpod-2026/https://runaihome.com/blog/qlora-rtx-4090-total-cost-vs-runpod-2026/Real per-run cost for 100 QLoRA fine-tunes on a used RTX 4090 vs RunPod cloud. The contrarian math cloud vendors and DIY influencers both skip.Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/rtx-5060-ti-16gb-vs-used-rtx-3090-total-cost-2026/https://runaihome.com/blog/rtx-5060-ti-16gb-vs-used-rtx-3090-total-cost-2026/New RTX 5060 Ti 16GB at $429 or a used RTX 3090 24GB at ~$682: we run the 3-year TCO math and build a use-case decision matrix for local AI workloads.Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/rtx-5060-ti-ollama-llama2-mistral-deepseek-benchmark-2026/https://runaihome.com/blog/rtx-5060-ti-ollama-llama2-mistral-deepseek-benchmark-2026/Live Ollama 0.23.2 benchmarks on an RTX 5060 Ti 16GB: Llama2 13B at 53 tok/s, Mistral 7B at 90 tok/s, DeepSeek-Coder 6.7B at 101 tok/s. Real VRAM usage and cold-load times.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/rtx-5060-ti-vs-4060-ti-local-ai/https://runaihome.com/blog/rtx-5060-ti-vs-4060-ti-local-ai/RTX 5060 Ti 16GB vs RTX 4060 Ti 16GB for local AI in 2026 — bandwidth, tokens/sec, real prices, and the honest verdict on whether to upgrade.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/rtx-5090-vs-rtx-4090-local-ai/https://runaihome.com/blog/rtx-5090-vs-rtx-4090-local-ai/RTX 5090 32GB at $1,999 vs used RTX 4090 24GB at $1,281 in May 2026. Real bandwidth, VRAM, and tokens/sec math, plus the honest verdict on which to buy.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/runpod-vs-local-gpu-rent-or-buy/https://runaihome.com/blog/runpod-vs-local-gpu-rent-or-buy/RunPod cloud GPU rental vs buying a local AI workstation in 2026. Real breakeven math by usage profile and the honest verdict for each developer type.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/sd-vs-sdxl-vs-flux/https://runaihome.com/blog/sd-vs-sdxl-vs-flux/A practical comparison of the three dominant local image generation model families — SD 1.5, SDXL, and Flux — covering quality, VRAM cost, generation speed, fine-tuning ecosystem, and which one is right for your hardware and workflow.Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/stable-diffusion-family-server-multi-user-2026/https://runaihome.com/blog/stable-diffusion-family-server-multi-user-2026/Share your home Stable Diffusion server with family using ComfyUI or A1111, basic auth, per-user workflow folders, and Tailscale for phone access.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/system-ram-for-local-llms-2026/https://runaihome.com/blog/system-ram-for-local-llms-2026/Real RAM math for local AI workstations in 2026. When 32GB is enough, when you need 64GB, when 128GB is overkill, and what DDR5 speed actually matters.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/used-rtx-3090-ai-value-king-2026/https://runaihome.com/blog/used-rtx-3090-ai-value-king-2026/Is the used RTX 3090 24GB still the best home AI GPU at $1,050 in 2026? Real per-VRAM math vs the 5060 Ti, 4090, and 5090 — and the honest verdict.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/vllm-vs-ollama-when-each-wins-2026/https://runaihome.com/blog/vllm-vs-ollama-when-each-wins-2026/A grounded comparison of vLLM and Ollama for local AI serving in 2026: throughput at 1/8/50 concurrent users, when continuous batching matters, and the migration path.Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/welcome-and-roadmap/https://runaihome.com/blog/welcome-and-roadmap/Why this site exists, what we plan to cover, and the first wave of benchmarks and tutorials in the queue.Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/when-not-to-use-nas-for-local-llms-2026/https://runaihome.com/blog/when-not-to-use-nas-for-local-llms-2026/Your NAS CPU delivers 1–5 tokens per second for a 7B model — unusable for real-time AI chat. Here is the honest verdict on NAS and local LLMs in 2026.Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Teamhttps://runaihome.com/blog/whisper-large-v3-self-hosted-transcription-server-2026/https://runaihome.com/blog/whisper-large-v3-self-hosted-transcription-server-2026/How to run Whisper Large-v3 on your own GPU as a transcription server using faster-whisper. VRAM requirements, real benchmarks by GPU tier, FastAPI setup, and honest limitations.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTRunAIHome Team