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Ollama Adds Chinese Models: Local AI's Hidden Costs
Ollama now supports Chinese AI models like Kimi-K2.5 and DeepSeek, enabling local inference. However, V2EX users report documentation lags, quantization trade-offs requiring expensive hardware, and prompt rewrites. The local versions underperform hosted APIs by 15-20% on complex tasks.
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The promise of local AI privacy collides with reality: Chinese models demand more hardware and workflow adaptation than most Western devs expect.
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Ollama's Chinese Model Support Is Real — But Running Kimi and DeepSeek Locally Has a Hidden Cost →
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