Why is this site vibe-coded?

I understand the irony of an IT firm developing its website using AI. It's not exactly a strong demonstration of our skills.

So I wanted to take some time to explain my reasoning.

Let's start with an important detail. This site was not generated using Claude, ChatGPT, or another “frontier model” running on a server farm. All of the work was done using a local model, open-source tools, and aging, consumer-accessible hardware.

More specifically, I used the Qwen 3.8 27B and Ornith 1.5 35B models with the OpenCode agent, all running on a 10 GB RTX 3080.

So, first and foremost, this site is a proof of concept to evaluate the current state of free and “on-premise” tools.

I firmly believe that access to AI will change significantly over the next few years. As adoption becomes more widespread and companies have to become profitable, I expect the cost of using frontier models to change significantly. At that point, I believe many companies will look not at eliminating their use of frontier models, but rather at reducing the number of tokens they use. Using local models will then become one of the options they consider.

I also expect there will be a few security incidents involving access to sensitive data at major model providers. This could also encourage some companies to move toward “on-premise” solutions.

That's why I believe experience with these local models will have value. And the best experience is always gained by building a real product rather than simply running development tests.

So yes, my company's website is vibe-coded.