Local AI Setup

Private AI on your own machine, configured around one real workflow.

PuenteWorks looks at your current computer setup and gives you a practical roadmap to local LLMs: what to install, what models make sense, what your machine can actually handle, and where local AI is useful or not useful.

This is the smaller, now-ready path before a larger infrastructure project. Start with one person, one machine, one useful workflow, and clear boundaries.

Mola-inspired local workflow bridge connecting a laptop, model choices, private files, and owner approval.
Know what your machine can handle

Stop guessing from YouTube. We check the computer you have and choose a realistic local AI path.

Use local AI where it fits

You leave knowing what to run locally, what still belongs in cloud tools, and where to stop.

Leave with a handoff

The setup ends with a model list, one workflow example, and a written note you can revisit.

First paid step

Local AI Setup Hour

A focused hour to decide whether local AI makes sense before you spend on setup. Best when you are curious, overwhelmed, or unsure whether your current machine is enough.

  • 60-minute remote working session.
  • Hardware and use-case check.
  • Recommendation: local, cloud, hybrid, or stop.
  • One written next-step note.
$175/session

Best when you need confidence before buying a larger setup.

Book the setup hour
Beta: first 3 setups

Local AI Starter Setup

One person, one existing machine, a working local AI app, and a clear handoff. This is not a team server or enterprise security project.

  • Preflight hardware check.
  • Install and configure a practical local AI app path.
  • Download 2-3 appropriate models for the machine.
  • One safe workflow example using non-sensitive work.
  • Seven days of async setup support for install-related issues.
$450 beta / $650 standard

Best for one owner who wants local AI working without becoming their own IT department.

Ask about the starter setup
Workflow workbench

Private AI Workbench

For owners and consultants who want the local setup connected to real repeated work, not just a chat box.

  • Everything in Local AI Starter Setup.
  • 2-3 workflow templates for non-sensitive work.
  • Model and use-case matrix.
  • Update and troubleshooting note.
  • Written or recorded walkthrough.
$1,250

Best when local AI should support real business work every week.

Scoped separately

Small Team Local AI Kit

For a 2-5 person business that wants a shared local AI surface and is ready for a written scope, named admin, and clear access boundaries.

  • Team use-case map.
  • Hardware and deployment recommendation.
  • Shared local AI workflow where appropriate.
  • Basic onboarding and written admin handoff.
  • Thirty days of setup support.
$2.5k-$4.5k

Requires written scope. Not sold as enterprise security or regulated-data compliance.

How it works

  1. Preflight

    We check your machine, comfort level, use case, and what should not touch local AI yet.

  2. Setup path

    We choose the local app and models that fit your hardware instead of chasing every new release.

  3. One real workflow

    We test local AI on a non-sensitive task you actually recognize: drafting, summarizing, brainstorming, or organizing.

  4. Handoff

    You get the model list, usage boundaries, update note, and what to do next.

What stays bounded

  • Hardware is separate. The client owns the machine and purchasing decisions.
  • No sensitive-data shortcut. Starter setup does not include private client, customer, medical, legal, financial, or regulated-data ingestion.
  • No magic model promises. Local models can be useful, but they do not always beat cloud tools.
  • No public server exposure. Publicly exposed local AI servers require a separate technical scope.
  • No enterprise security claim. Team, compliance, and security-heavy work needs a written KyaniteLabs or PuenteWorks scope.
Next step

Want private AI without the local-model rabbit hole?

Send the computer you use, what you want local AI to help with, and whether this is for one person or a small team. PuenteWorks will recommend the smallest useful next step.

Ask about Local AI Setup