The Hertz Mini PC (under $400 base model) running Ollama with Llama 3.1 produces responses at approximately the same speed as ChatGPT, making it the best price-performance value for local LLM inference among tested hardware.

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Dave

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to me this seems like it's about the same speed as chat GPT and so it's fully usable and I think it's a pretty good deal for an under $400 machine

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Run Local LLMs on Hardware from $50 to $50,000 - We Test and Compare!Dave's Garage
Created: 8/13/2026, 9:51:22 AM

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