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Claude desktop app reportedly uses more battery than local Qwen 3.8 Next on one laptop

A user wryly calls the battery comparison “really cool,” describing their experience on their own laptop.

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A user says the Claude desktop app takes more battery on their laptop than running Qwen 3.8 Next locally.

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@andrew_n_carrit's really cool that the claude desktop app takes more battery than running qwen 3.8 next locally on my laptop1h

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AC Andrew Carr 🤸@andrew_n_carr 9:14 AM · Oct 16, 2026
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it's really cool that the claude desktop app takes more battery than running qwen 3.8 next locally on my laptop

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AC Andrew Carr 🤸@andrew_n_carr 9:14 AM · Oct 16, 2026
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it's really cool that the claude desktop app takes more battery than running qwen 3.8 next locally on my laptop

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@andrew_n_carrit's really cool that the claude desktop app takes more battery than running qwen 3.8 next locally on my laptop1h