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Re:Show HN: Pulse Local, a Mac budgeting app whose AI models... by niztk on Tuesday October 13, 2026 @08:43PM (#50080980)
Thanks for the feedback and describing your budgeting routine and needs. Just to add that the 2.5G checker can be switched off in Settings. The reader is only a small tuned 0.6B model (397 MB).

Chat is optional, the app is a complete and free budgeting app (reports, rules, money flow, forecast etc.). As for privacy, "local" usually means your data not your questions, sure the banks hold the transactions but your questions and analysis shouldn't go to the cloud hence this project.

Re:Show HN: Pulse Local, a Mac budgeting app whose AI models... by lathiat on Tuesday October 13, 2026 @08:51PM (#50081037)
Why not leverage Apple Foundational models?

Downloads will already be on the machine.

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundationmodels

Re:Show HN: Pulse Local, a Mac budgeting app whose AI models... by niztk on Tuesday October 13, 2026 @08:55PM (#50081062)
I've tried, they were really bad for this use case.