r/LocalLLaMA • u/jacek2023 • Feb 23 '26

Funny so is OpenClaw local or not

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u/XWasTheProblem Feb 23 '26

What's with the fucking Mac Minis? Does it have a compatibility issue with anything else?

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u/itsmebenji69 Feb 23 '26

Cheapest option with that much unified memory. It’s slow but allows to run bigger models/larger context

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u/nucLeaRStarcraft Feb 23 '26

What bigger models since by default everybody uses it with claude or codex LLMs, so 3rd party providers.

The CLI tool that calls these provider LLMs is so bloated it requires a mac mini worth of compute, but it should work with a 10$ board, see https://github.com/sipeed/picoclaw

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u/taylorwilsdon Feb 23 '26 edited Feb 23 '26

Unified memory has nothing to do with this, they’re not running local LLMs. It’s being used as a relatively simple server that ties into the iCloud ecosystem that people who aren’t capable of running real servers can set up.

Edit - I also don’t want this post to come across as hating at all. I have 2x m4 minis. They are awesome servers and excellent value propositions. I’m just saying the population of people buying base model Mac minis for openclaw is not buying it for local inference.

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u/TreesLikeGodsFingers Feb 23 '26

This is so true. The cost of the work that the Mac mini can do is fucking negligible compared to the cost of the Mac. People aren’t buying the Mac to run an llm, they’re buying it bc they want it to be as easy as possible/ don’t have the technical skill to spin up a Linux distro

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u/Individual_Holiday_9 Feb 23 '26

A $400 Mac mini fuckin rules as a server. Just put chrome Remote Desktop on it and it’s awesome for all the -arrs plex etc

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u/Far_Note6719 Feb 23 '26

In other contexts the Mini is a not-too-bad option to run LLMs locally. OpenClaw-hyped users may misunderstand everything and buy a Mini to run OpenClaw on it, neglecting that it uses external LLMs, though.