How LLMs Run Locally: A Comprehensive Guide
Large Language Models (LLMs) have transformed AI by enabling powerful natural language understanding and generation. While cloud-based APIs dominate usage, running LLMs locally on personal devices is gaining traction due to benefits like privacy, lower latency, and offline functionality. This guide dives deep into the six key stages of local LLM operation—from user input, model loading and optimization, tokenization, context encoding, decoding responses, to logging and monitoring—highlighting the technical challenges and optimizations needed for efficient deployment. With advances in hardware, software, and model design, local LLMs are poised to democratize AI access by delivering powerful capabilities directly to users without relying on the cloud. … More How LLMs Run Locally: A Comprehensive Guide

































