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Currently using OpenClaw with Claude Opus 4.7 for browser automation workflows — pulling listings, researching properties, drafting documents, running multi-step agent tasks. Paying $280/month between Claude and Codex subscriptions.

Seriously considering a Mac Studio M4 Ultra 192GB to run local AI and cut that bill down. From everything I've read, the best local setup gets you to roughly 85% of cloud quality.

My main questions for anyone who's actually run both side by side:

• For routine browser automation (multi-step tasks, form filling, research workflows) — is the gap noticeable day to day?
• Where does local actually fall short vs Opus in your experience?
• Is the 192GB worth the $7k or does the $3,999 128GB Studio cover most of the same ground?

Not a developer, more of a power user running automated real estate workflows. Privacy is a plus but mainly trying to figure out if the quality drop is something I'd feel constantly or just on edge cases.

Currently using OpenClaw with Claude Opus 4.7 for browser automation workflows — pulling listings, researching properties, drafting documents, running multi-step agent tasks. Paying $280/month between Claude and Codex subscriptions.

Seriously considering a Mac Studio M4 Ultra 192GB to run local AI and cut that bill down. From everything I've read, the best local setup gets you to roughly 85% of cloud quality.

My main questions for anyone who's actually run both side by side:

• For routine browser automation (multi-step tasks, form filling, research workflows) — is the gap noticeable day to day?
• Where does local actually fall short vs Opus in your experience?
• Is the 192GB worth the $7k or does the $3,999 128GB Studio cover most of the same ground?

Not a developer, more of a power user running automated real estate workflows. Privacy is a plus but mainly trying to figure out if the quality drop is something I'd feel constantly or just on edge cases.

Currently using OpenClaw with Claude Opus 4.7 for browser automation workflows — pulling listings, researching properties, drafting documents, running multi-step agent tasks. Paying $280/month between Claude and Codex subscriptions.

Seriously considering a Mac Studio M4 Ultra 192GB to run local AI and cut that bill down. From everything I've read, the best local setup gets you to roughly 85% of cloud quality.

My main questions for anyone who's actually run both side by side:

• For routine browser automation (multi-step tasks, form filling, research workflows) — is the gap noticeable day to day?
• Where does local actually fall short vs Opus in your experience?
• Is the 192GB worth the $7k or does the $3,999 128GB Studio cover most of the same ground?

Not a developer, more of a power user running automated real estate workflows. Privacy is a plus but mainly trying to figure out if the quality drop is something I'd feel constantly or just on edge cases.