Local Model Deployment
Ollama Setup
# Install model
ollama pull qwen2.5:7b
# Run
ollama run qwen2.5:7b
# API endpoint
curl http://localhost:11434/api/generate
llama.cpp (for Claude Code integration)
# Start server
llama-server --model model.gguf --port 8001
# Point Claude Code to local
ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8001
Model Selection
- Routine tasks: Qwen 3B (fast, light)
- Code generation: Qwen 7B or CodeLlama 7B
- Reasoning: Qwen 27B (heavy but capable)
When to Use Local vs Cloud
- Private data processing -> local
- Cost-free batch operations -> local
- Complex reasoning -> cloud (Opus)
- Critical decisions -> cloud (Opus)