I gave AI varying levels of control across 3 real projects for a month. One worked. One hit a hardware wall. One turned into a codebase I couldn't even read. Honest numbers included.
All Notes
Real experiments. Honest results. No polished success stories.
Vibe CodingLocal AIOllama
I used Google AI Studio’s free Gemini 3.5 Flash to build a full travel itinerary app, handling everything from UI design to database integration. Here’s what worked, what broke, and whether you can actually launch with just free tools.
Google AI StudioGemini 3.5 FlashWeb Development
I built a complete AI dev team — PM, Developer, QA agents. All local, no cloud, no API costs. Here's the honest result.
AI AgentsLocal LLMsQwen2.5-Coder
I ran a small local AI model on a budget 4GB GPU to see if it can handle real tasks. Here’s what actually worked and what didn’t.
Local LLMsGPU ComputingOllama
I ran five local Large Language Models (LLMs) on an outdated Nvidia GTX 650 with only 4GB of VRAM. Here’s what actually worked and what didn’t.
Local LLMsGPU ComputingOllama