Older stories and guides from the Convly archive.
Ollama is the headless runtime developers wire into everything; Jan is the open-source desktop app that puts a ChatGPT-style UI and MCP tools in front of local models. Here’s how they actually stack up in mid-2026.
An NPU and a GPU both run AI, but they are built for opposite jobs. Here is what separates them in 2026, with real TOPS and TFLOPS numbers from the chips actually shipping.
Google NotebookLM grew from a quiet research experiment into a Gemini 3.5-powered study and analysis tool. Its source-grounded Q&A, Audio Overviews and new agentic features, compared with ChatGPT and Perplexity.
A practical, zero-to-running guide to LM Studio in 2026: setup on every OS, choosing models and quantization, the built-in OpenAI-compatible server, and the hardware you actually need.
A practical, code-first walkthrough of building a retrieval-augmented generation pipeline in 2026 — from embeddings and chunking to vector storage, reranking, and generation, with verified tool versions and honest notes on what actually works.
China’s two biggest labs shipped flagship models six weeks apart. DeepSeek V4 is open-weight and dirt cheap; Qwen3.7 Max is closed, faster, and scores a touch higher. We compare them on coding, reasoning, context, speed, and cost.
Perplexity’s Comet browser is now free and cross-platform. We dig into its agentic browsing, built-in answers, real-world reliability, and the prompt-injection risks before you make it your daily driver.
A no-hype buyer’s guide to small-form-factor machines for local LLMs in 2026 — Apple’s Mac mini, NVIDIA’s DGX Spark, AMD Strix Halo boxes and Intel — with verified specs, prices and token-per-second numbers, plus picks by use case.
A practical comparison of the eight AI agent frameworks worth your time in 2026: verified versions, real strengths and clear recommendations by use case.
The rumored RTX 50 Super refresh could finally bump VRAM where it counts — 24GB on the 5080 Super, 18GB on the 5070 Super. For running local LLMs, that’s the spec that matters. Here’s the honest picture.
OpenCode is the model-agnostic, open-source coding agent that displaced Cursor at the top of the 2026 rankings. Run Claude, GPT, Gemini or a local model from your terminal — here’s what makes it different.
NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin is the biggest AI-hardware story of 2026: a six-chip platform that NVIDIA says cuts inference costs up to 10× versus Blackwell. Here’s what it is and why it matters even if you never own one.
