I replaced the expensive Claude Pro subscription with these local models, and my productivity didn’t drop a bit

A developer shares their experience canceling a Claude Pro subscription and switching entirely to local LLMs via LM Studio. Three models are highlighted: Qwen3.6-35B-A3B for agentic coding and automation tasks, Gemma 4 E4B for everyday reasoning and complex instruction-following, and GPT-OSS 20B as a heavyweight option for users with powerful hardware. The author concludes that local models have matured enough to replace paid cloud AI subscriptions without productivity loss.