Open Models Coding Essentials – Running LLMs Locally and in the Cloud Course

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Learn how to work with a wide range of open large language models (LLMs) such as Gemma, Kimmy, and GLM across various local and cloud-based environments. This comprehensive guide by Andrew Brown explores how to use coding harnesses like Claude Code and Pi Agent to build real-world agentic workflows while benchmarking model performance and hardware requirements.

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⭐️ Chapters ⭐️
00:00 Introduction

Foundations of Open Coding Systems
00:01:17 Exploration of Coding Harnesses and Open Models
00:09:19 Open Models Selection
00:13:21 Coding Harness Selection

Local Models and Ollama Setup
00:19:57 Install Ollama Serve Model
00:35:58 ClaudeCode Gemma4 Local
00:55:51 Codex Gemma GPT OSS Part 1
01:01:25 Codex Gemma GPT OSS Part 2

Cloud Models and Coding Agents
01:17:16 Claude Code Gemma4 Cloud
01:27:22 Claude Code Kimi 2 5
01:33:33 Claude Code GLM 5
01:36:36 Claude Code MiniMax 2 7
01:41:49 Claude Code Qwen 3 5
01:46:06 Pi Coding Agent Ollama Cloud
02:03:04 Droid CLI Ollama Cloud
02:10:54 Open Code Ollama

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