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Local AI for content. 100% on-prem. 0% cloud.

Cancelled $80/mo in AI subs last month. The math: 3 ChatGPT Plus = $60, 1 Claude Pro = $20. Replaced with LockStack at $147 once. Llama 3.2 3B Q8 handles marketing copy fine. Pays back month 2. Local AI isn't always cheaper — but when it is, it really is.

Honest take: local AI isn't always the answer. GPT-4 reasoning → cloud wins. 200K-context legal review → cloud wins. Marketing copy on NDA'd decks → local wins. Drafts referencing private client info → local wins. LockStack is built for the second list.

What runs LockStack on your laptop: 8GB RAM (16GB comfy), 4-core CPU from 2018+, 5GB disk, no GPU required. 12 tokens/sec on a 2024 MacBook Air — faster than you can read. Llama 3.2 3B Q8, 100% on-device. lockstack.net

Who LockStack is built for: healthcare agencies with HIPAA workflows. Legal firms drafting on privileged info. Finserv marketing under SEC/FINRA rules. Cybersec consultants on client engagements. Gov contractors with air-gapped requirements. If data shouldn't leave the machine, don't let it.

Why $147 once instead of $9/mo? Because we don't need recurring revenue to survive. Buy it, own the binary, works offline forever. No 'subscription expired' emails. No price hikes. Bootstrapped Korean software. We'd rather you keep the tool 10 years than churn out in 6 months.

Cancelled $80/mo in AI subs last month. The math: 3 ChatGPT Plus = $60, 1 Claude Pro = $20. Replaced with LockStack at $147 once. Llama 3.2 3B Q8 handles marketing copy fine. Pays back month 2. Local AI isn't always cheaper — but when it is, it really is.

Honest take: local AI isn't always the answer. GPT-4 reasoning → cloud wins. 200K-context legal review → cloud wins. Marketing copy on NDA'd decks → local wins. Drafts referencing private client info → local wins. LockStack is built for the second list.

What runs LockStack on your laptop: 8GB RAM (16GB comfy), 4-core CPU from 2018+, 5GB disk, no GPU required. 12 tokens/sec on a 2024 MacBook Air — faster than you can read. Llama 3.2 3B Q8, 100% on-device. lockstack.net

Who LockStack is built for: healthcare agencies with HIPAA workflows. Legal firms drafting on privileged info. Finserv marketing under SEC/FINRA rules. Cybersec consultants on client engagements. Gov contractors with air-gapped requirements. If data shouldn't leave the machine, don't let it.

Why $147 once instead of $9/mo? Because we don't need recurring revenue to survive. Buy it, own the binary, works offline forever. No 'subscription expired' emails. No price hikes. Bootstrapped Korean software. We'd rather you keep the tool 10 years than churn out in 6 months.

LockStack installs in 90 seconds. No Docker. No Python. No CUDA drivers. Double-click the .exe, pick a folder, you're generating local AI content. The setup is the boring part — and we made it short on purpose.