BYOK vs managed AI: what you give up, what you keep
Managed AI is convenient and opaque. BYOK is transparent and a little more work. The honest tradeoff is not the one the marketing pages describe.
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8 posts with the tag “byok”
Local models vs cloud APIs: the real cost comparison
The instinct is that local is free and cloud is expensive. The numbers are more interesting than that, and the crossover happens later than most people think.
Why we put browser AI history in SQLite
Prompt history is the kind of data that should live where you can read it, back it up, and grep it. SQLite was the dull, correct answer.
LM Studio plus Maho: a fully local AI panel on macOS
A working tutorial. Install LM Studio, load a model, start the OpenAI-compatible server, wire it into Maho, and confirm with a quick round trip that no prompts leave the machine.
Maho vs Edge with Copilot: the bundle vs the BYOK
Microsoft Edge ships Copilot bundled. Maho ships BYOK. The two architectures answer a different question about who runs your AI.
BYOK with Ollama: connect a local model to Maho in five steps
A working tutorial. Install Ollama, pull a model, wire it into Maho’s BYOK panel, and confirm with system tools that no prompts leave the machine.
What is BYOK? Bring Your Own Key, explained
BYOK is a four-letter acronym hiding a real architectural choice. The choice changes who pays, who sees your prompts, and who owns the lock-in.
BYOK in the browser: the architecture, in detail
BYOK is not a checkbox in Settings. It is the way the AI panel is wired. This is the wiring, in detail.