Cloud AI is fine for most businesses. It is not fine when your inputs are case files, patient records, or the formula your business is built on.
Local deployment means the model runs on hardware you own. Queries, documents and answers stay inside your walls and inside your jurisdiction. Nothing is sent out.
Modern open-weight models have made this practical at SME scale: a single workstation-class machine can serve a whole office with document search and drafting. The build is heavier than a cloud API key, and that is exactly what our Local & Custom tier is for.