Local AI

    Local AI for industry – run AI on your own hardware

    Local AI means processing happens where the data is created – inside the company, on your own infrastructure or on dedicated hardware. OPAIRS supports this approach with an on-premise AI system for industry and manufacturing: hardware and software from a single source, running on your own machines.

    Which companies benefit from local AI

    Local AI is especially relevant when data is sensitive, production processes are critical or compliance requires clear control. That includes manufacturers, machine builders, industrial service providers and organisations that want AI as part of their operational system landscape rather than an isolated experiment.

    Local processing instead of external dependency

    With OPAIRS, data, metadata, vector data, models and AI workloads stay inside your own infrastructure. Companies can use AI functions without permanently binding operational data to external platforms, cloud APIs or SaaS services.

    Local language models that fit your use case

    Local AI does not mean giving up quality. OPAIRS uses open language models such as Mistral, Qwen or gpt-oss alongside its own domain-specific fine-tuned OPAIRS models for SQL, production, maintenance and time series. In a concrete use case, small specialised models often deliver more usable answer quality per watt than large general-purpose LLMs.

    • •Open LLMs and OPAIRS models on NVIDIA GPUs in your own facility
    • •No token costs, no subscription, no data transfer to third parties
    • •Workstation or server – hardware grows with additional GPUs as needed

    Local AI as part of a complete system

    A local language model alone does not solve a business process. OPAIRS connects local AI with a continuous pipeline of machine, ERP and document data, approval stages and dashboards – turning a local model into an AI system whose performance can be measured in operation.

    FAQ

    What is local AI?

    Local AI means AI models and the related data processing run on hardware inside your own company instead of an external cloud. Inputs, company data and results never leave the building.

    What hardware do you need to run AI locally?

    OPAIRS runs on professional workstations or servers from manufacturers such as HP, Dell or Lenovo with NVIDIA GPUs. The configuration depends on use case and number of users and can be extended step by step with additional GPUs.

    Is local AI cheaper than cloud AI?

    With regular use, often yes: instead of usage-based token or licence fees there is a one-time investment in hardware and software, and cost per user falls as adoption grows. Our article on on-premise vs cloud vs API TCO provides a detailed comparison.