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Tools2026-04-21 · source-backed

LuceBox Hub: 207 tok/s for Qwen3.5-27B on RTX 3090.

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164-point Show HN. A 27B parameter model at interactive speed on previous-gen consumer hardware. Local-first agent architectures are increasingly viable for solo developers.

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