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Ox Alpha Free on OpenCode: Pricing, Limits, and How Long It Lasts
Ox Alpha is a free stealth model on OpenCode with a 1M token context window and massive daily capacity, but the window closes soon.
Ox Alpha: The Stealth Model Beating GPT-5.6 and Grok 4.6
Ox Alpha topped coding and reasoning benchmarks on OpenCode. Here's the evidence pointing to GLM and what it means for builders.
Qwen 3.8 27B: How to Run This Open Model Locally
Qwen 3.8 27B is an open-weight model that rivals closed frontier systems and runs on consumer GPUs. Here's how to install and use it.
What Is DFlash 2? Speculative Decoding Explained for Qwen3.8-27B
DFlash 2 is a block-diffusion draft model that speeds up Qwen3.8-27B inference up to 3.4x. Here's how it works and what it beats.
Qwen3.8-4B Distilled: How Emprius Shrank a 2.4T Model to 4B
How Emprius distilled Qwen3.8's 2.4 trillion parameter model into a 4B student using 45,000 reasoning traces, and what survived the compression.
Qwen3.8-4B Distilled: Q4 vs Q6 vs Q8 Quantization Compared
Hands-on benchmark of Q4, Q6, and Q8 GGUF quants for the Qwen3.8-4B distilled model, testing speed, VRAM use, and reasoning depth on llama.cpp.
Run DFlash 2 Speculative Decoding with vLLM and SGLang
How to set up DFlash 2, a lossless draft model for Qwen3.8-27B, using vLLM or SGLang for up to 3.4x faster inference speeds.
How to Run Ornith-1.5-9B Locally with vLLM or SGLang
A practical guide to serving Ornith-1.5-9B, a 9B reasoning model with 262K context, on a single GPU using vLLM or SGLang.
How to Run Qwen3.8-9B Distill Locally on a Single GPU
Guide to running Empero's Qwen3.8-9B distilled model locally: required kernels, sampling settings, and 262K context setup on one GPU.
Safe Superintelligence Explained: Ilya Sutskever's SSI and Its 2026 Plans
Safe Superintelligence, Ilya Sutskever's secretive lab, is rumored to release its first model in August 2026. Here's what's known and speculated.
Stealth Ox Alpha Review: Is the Free Mystery AI Model Worth It?
A hands-on test of Stealth Ox Alpha, a free anonymous AI model on OpenRouter, run inside Claude Code for coding and knowledge tasks.
Trippo 2.0: Turn Any Image Into a Free 3D Model
Trippo 2.0 converts photos or AI-generated images into 3D meshes with textures, ready for Blender, Unreal Engine, or 3D printing.
ComfyUI's Official MCP: Let Claude or Codex Build Your Node Workflows
ComfyUI now has an official MCP server, letting Claude or Codex build and run node workflows for you. Here's how it works and how to set it up.
ComfyUI Remote API Nodes: Mixing Local and Cloud Models Explained
ComfyUI's remote API nodes let you call closed-source models like Seedance and Grok Imagine from local workflows. Here's how the hybrid setup works.
Dots.3 Note Preview: Xiaohongshu's New MoE Model, Tested
Dots.3 Note Preview is a 280B MoE multimodal model from Xiaohongshu's AI lab. Here's what its specs, benchmarks, and hands-on tests show.
Qwen3.8-27B at 2-Bit Quantization: Does Escha-W2 Actually Hold Up?
Asha Labs shrank Qwen3.8-27B to 2 bits per weight, cutting VRAM needs to 10GB. Here's how the Escha-W2 build performs in real tests.
Qwen3.8-27B OBLITERATED: How This Uncensored Model Actually Works
A breakdown of Qwen3.8-27B-OBLITERATED V2, an abliterated model with a 0% refusal rate that matches or beats stock MMLU scores.
How to Run Qwen3.8-27B AEON Uncensored Locally with vLLM
Setup guide for serving the abliterated Qwen3.8-27B AEON model on a single H200 GPU with vLLM, MTP speculative decoding, and tool calling.
How to Run Qwen3.8-27B with DFlash2 on vLLM or SGLang
Set up speculative decoding for Qwen3.8-27B with the DFlash2 draft model using vLLM or SGLang, with H200 benchmark numbers included.
What Is Data Programming? Snorkel AI's Scaling Method Explained
Snorkel AI's data programming turns expert knowledge into labeling functions written in code, scaling supervision beyond manual annotation.
5 Most In-Demand AI Automations to Sell in 2026
A ranked list of the five highest-demand AI automation workflows for 2026, with the data behind each and how to package them for clients.
Data-Centric AI: Why Curated Data Now Beats Model Architecture
YC's Paper Club explains why expert data and RL environments, not model architecture, have become AI's biggest bottleneck to progress.
Bird by Block: A Hands-On Look at the Free Open-Source AI Agent App
Block's free open-source desktop app Bird unifies Claude, Codex, Copilot, Amp, and Goose into one interface. Here's how it works.
How to Build a News Aggregator Website with AI, No Code Required
Learn how to build a text-only, ad-free news aggregator using Lovable's AI website builder, no coding skills needed, from idea to live site.