How a private, on-device model compares to cloud AI like Claude and ChatGPT — and to other local runners — on throughput, privacy, cost, and everyday friction.
Outlier vs hosted LLM APIs for brainstormingHow an on-device, MLX-quantized model differs from hosted LLM APIs when the task is brainstorming. Throughput, privacy, and friction compared.
Outlier vs hosted LLM APIs for data cleaningHow an on-device, MLX-quantized model differs from hosted LLM APIs when the task is data cleaning. Throughput, privacy, and friction compared.
Outlier vs hosted LLM APIs for summarizationHow an on-device, MLX-quantized model differs from hosted LLM APIs when the task is summarization. Throughput, privacy, and friction compared.
Free to start (Nano and Lite). macOS 26+, Apple silicon. Refund window: 30 days, no questions asked.
Outlier runs entirely on your Mac. No prompts leave the device. macOS 26+ on Apple Silicon (arm64). Back to home.
More from Kerr & Company: Crisp Video: restore and upscale video offline on your Mac · Docket SEO: website audits that rank what to fix first · AdPlaybook: turns a product page into a full ad campaign on your Mac · BookBreaker: free arbitrage and +EV betting app for Mac · Built by Kerr: websites and local SEO for Grand Rapids businesses · Kerr & Company LLC: the company behind these apps
New models worth running
Open weights ship constantly and most are not worth your disk. When one beats a tier Outlier already has, on hardware you already own, we say so and what it replaces. That is the only reason we email.
Your address and which site you sent it from. No IP, no user agent, no referer. Nothing is sent until you press the button. Privacy.