You can run LM Studio locally. The larger models require beefier hardware, but you run smaller models on weaker machines. There's plenty there to experiment with for free. Gemma is Gemini andd gpt-oss is chat-gpt so they are good ones to get you started.
https://lmstudio.ai/ On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 2:24 PM Jack Coats <[email protected]> wrote: > For some simple coding I have used grok an Gemini at various times. > Gemini in the chrome browser, ang grok either in their app or via X (yes, > I'm on their $8/mo plan). Writing Python mainly. > > *><>* ... Jack > > If you are not paying for something, you are not a consumer, you are the > product. - Chamath Palihapitiya > "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - > Ben Franklin > *Tesla Referral code: "https://www.tesla.com/referral/jack84455"; - save > money on a Tesla* > > On Thu, May 21, 2026, 12:09 PM John F. Eldredge <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Are there any code-generating AIs available for free? Perhaps a trial >> version? I would like to experiment with this, but am retired and on a >> small fixed income. I am not currently planning to develop a commercial >> product, but would merely like to become more familiar with the >> technology. >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/70758bba-335f-4292-b991-e112f9130faa%40gmail.com >> . >> > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CAFq0N1zLnmAF_Q_s4HY%3DDq31NJDH5TfrCup%3Dq4nGOTb4%3DjPiXw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CAFq0N1zLnmAF_Q_s4HY%3DDq31NJDH5TfrCup%3Dq4nGOTb4%3DjPiXw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CACY2GkzCcb9%2BhXu7FjJDkFXGtA8zwX%3Dues4yAFUn5WdOkMTjqQ%40mail.gmail.com.
