To: Johnny Canuck who wrote (70619 ) 2/8/2026 10:57:40 PM From: Johnny Canuck Respond to I think the challenge is the cost of the cloud AI long term is probably not $10 per month.The Local Monster: A $10,000 Mac Studio (M2 Ultra with 512GB RAM) running a massive Qwen Coder 480B parameter model. Alex uses an agent called Open Code to interface with the local hardware [ 00:14 ].The Cloud Brain: Abacus AI Deep Agent , which costs $10/month . It offers access to state-of-the-art models and features like built-in browser use, PowerPoint generation, and automated deployment [ 01:22 ].02:52 ].Performance & Speed: The local Mac Studio setup used 100% of its GPU and took approximately 29 minutes to complete the task [ 13:01 ]. The Abacus AI agent was significantly faster and included a "high effort" mode to ensure quality [ 05:04 ].Functionality: Abacus AI: Produced a highly polished, responsive site with interactive widgets and animations. Most impressively, the contact form worked out-of-the-box, sending a real email to Alex [ 12:08 ].Local Setup: The code required manual fixing. It initially failed due to incorrectly formatted package.json and tsconfig files [ 13:18 ]. While it eventually ran after troubleshooting, it lacked images, had no working back end, and the UI was "messy" compared to the cloud version [ 14:34 ].Deployment: Abacus AI offered a one-click deployment to a custom subdomain, whereas the local setup left the user with raw code that still needed a hosting pipeline [ 12:29 ].Abacus AI is the winner for building a complete, ready-to-use project [ 15:49 ]. The cloud agent’s ability to handle deployment, back-end logic (like email servers), and database integration makes it more practical for developers who want quick, functional results [ 16:17 ].
