Mac Mini M4 16GB setup question for Hermes agent

The setup is a with 16GB of memory for running . The main question is whether requires an online such as Claude or AI Codex, or whether it can work with a .

There is a 2TB external drive available, so there is room to download a large model file. The concern is whether 16GB of memory is enough to actually run a large model well.

Key points

  • The machine is a with 16GB of memory.
  • The goal is to configure .
  • The open question is whether an online is required.
  • Claude and AI Codex are named as possible online options.
  • A 2TB external drive is available, but memory may still limit large .
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