# Home computers will beat data centers as models optimize

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2026-04-23
- **Theme:** Local Compute — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/local-compute/
- **Source:** From AWS to Akash: Greg Osuri on Building a Decentralized Compute Marketplace (Smart Economy Network)
- **Watch at:** 00:39:17 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fBYZPHOQds&t=2357s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/local-compute/2026-04-23-home-computers-will-beat-data-centers-as-models-op-xiby/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "Home computers will beat data centers as models optimize," From AWS to Akash: Greg Osuri on Building a Decentralized Compute Marketplace (Smart Economy Network), 23 Apr 2026, 00:39:17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fBYZPHOQds&t=2357s

## Quote — verbatim

> I'm a lot more convinced that as the models get more optimal in terms of training, you have higher chances of succeeding from a home-based computer than a data center based computer.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Transitioning into heterogeneous distributed training (Pluralis) that lets mixed nodes big and small train together efficiently.