I've used freebuff for a minute and it's really helpful for MVP's, but not much beyond that.
moado•Jun 17, 2026
Yeah, we use it to do a lot of the grunt work instead of paying a more expensive model/provider
popapillandwish•Jun 17, 2026
deepseek stores data; if a product is free, you are the product
moado•Jun 17, 2026
You can switch to a model that doesn't!!
higgywiggy•Jun 17, 2026
This is pretty cool, definetly gonna check it out!!
rvz•Jun 18, 2026
There is a cost of your data / prompt + output being collected by the upstream providers for training if you use them:
> DeepSeek V4 Pro: smartest. Its API collects data for training.
> DeepSeek V4 Flash: most efficient. Its API also collects data for training
> MiniMax M3: smartest unlimited model, multimodal. Its API collects data for training.
There needs to be an option to use local models instead to guarantee that no data would ever leave your machine or stored by someone else's machine for training purposes.
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> DeepSeek V4 Pro: smartest. Its API collects data for training.
> DeepSeek V4 Flash: most efficient. Its API also collects data for training
> MiniMax M3: smartest unlimited model, multimodal. Its API collects data for training.
There needs to be an option to use local models instead to guarantee that no data would ever leave your machine or stored by someone else's machine for training purposes.