Can I Run AI locally?
Shares rank 2 of 7 calculator apps by recommenders
Shows which local AI models your hardware can run. Critics say results are often inaccurate for some hardware, and the dark theme is hard to read.
Shows which local AI models your hardware can run. Critics say results are often inaccurate for some hardware, and the dark theme is hard to read.
23 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 14
- approval share
- 39%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 0.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Glanceable rankings of runnable models
“Open with multiple browsers (safari vs chrome) to get more "accurate + glanceable" rankings.”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Can I Run AI locally?” “Now I can see exactly what models I can run locally.”
Comment from 14 Mar 2026 in “Can I Run AI locally?” Well-liked, described as nice and cool
“Cool thing! A couple suggestions”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Can I Run AI locally?” “The tool is very nice though.”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Can I Run AI locally?”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Small, low-contrast text on dark theme
“Text is pretty small which isn't good, but I'm glad to see it when sites don't succumb to the make-dark-mode-lighter trend.”
Comment from 14 Mar 2026 in “Can I Run AI locally?” “low-contrast text on too-dark theme is, uh, barely readable for me”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Can I Run AI locally?” “barely visible grey text on black background”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Can I Run AI locally?” Inaccurate results for some hardware
“This does not seem accurate based on my recently received M5 Max 128GB MBP.”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Can I Run AI locally?” “It gives me answers far lower than my real-world usage on my setup”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Can I Run AI locally?” “This site presents models in an incomplete and misleading way.”
Comment from 14 Mar 2026 in “Can I Run AI locally?” - Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Can I Run AI locally?”
- Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Can I Run AI locally?”
Assumes dense models, ignores mobile GPUs
“this calculator is telling you that you should be running entirely dense models”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Can I Run AI locally?” “This lacks a whole lot of mobile GPUs. It also does not understand that you can share CPU memory with the GPU”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Can I Run AI locally?” Wrong model names and broken controls
“it doesn't react to changing the RAM amount in the combo box at the top”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Can I Run AI locally?” “the website lists "M4 Ultra" which however does not exist”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Can I Run AI locally?” “The website says that code export is not working yet.”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Can I Run AI locally?”
Other calculator apps people recommend
The four most recommended other calculator apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpeedCrunch | 13 | 7 | 65% | 4 | — | — |
| Can I Run AI locally?This page | 9 | 14 | 39% | 1 | — | — |
| Windows Calculator | 9 | 34 | 21% | 5 | — | — |
| Qalculate | 9 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Free42 by Thomas Okken | 7 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
21 of the 23 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Says I've got a GeForce 980 or equivalent with 4GB instead of a 5090.”
“This site desperately needs a light mode.”
“Text is pretty small which isn't good, but I'm glad to see it when sites don't succumb to the make-dark-mode-lighter trend.”
“This site presents models in an incomplete and misleading way.”
“Now I can see exactly what models I can run locally.”
“the website lists "M4 Ultra" which however does not exist”
“barely visible grey text on black background”
“low-contrast text on too-dark theme is, uh, barely readable for me”
“I found this to be inaccurate”
“The tool is very nice though.”
“Super impressive comparisons, and correlates with my perception”
“this calculator is telling you that you should be running entirely dense models”
“It gives me answers far lower than my real-world usage on my setup”
“This does not seem accurate based on my recently received M5 Max 128GB MBP.”
“Open with multiple browsers (safari vs chrome) to get more "accurate + glanceable" rankings.”
“The website says that code export is not working yet.”
“this site is iffy at best”
“it doesn't react to changing the RAM amount in the combo box at the top”
“This doesn't look accurate to me.”
“This lacks a whole lot of mobile GPUs. It also does not understand that you can share CPU memory with the GPU”
“Cool thing! A couple suggestions”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.