The short version
Local LLM runtime used on a Mac Studio over tailnet.
From the HackerLinks archive
Ollama
Local LLM runtime used on a Mac Studio over tailnet.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-05-17
Last seen:2026-05-17
Times seen:1
Website:ollama.com
Why it caught our attention
Commenters framed it as the practical local option for running models outside a datacenter.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-05-17
Editorial paraphrase
One comment said they can run Ollama on a Mac Studio over the tailnet “for free,” which anchored the local-inference discussion.
Original threadApple Silicon costs more than OpenRouter