r/LocalLLaMA vs r/OpenAI: who are their regulars?
We compared the regulars of r/LocalLLaMA with the regulars of r/OpenAI: gender, age, where else they hang out and what they're into.
Key findings
r/OpenAI is way more into iPhone / Apple
r/LocalLLaMA 7% · r/OpenAI 37% · 5.1×
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r/LocalLLaMA hangs out way more in r/homelab
r/LocalLLaMA 6% · r/OpenAI 0.9% · 6.6×
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r/LocalLLaMA hangs out way more in r/selfhosted
r/LocalLLaMA 6% · r/OpenAI 1% · 5.7×
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r/LocalLLaMA is way more into coffee / tea
r/LocalLLaMA 36% · r/OpenAI 8% · 4.5×
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r/OpenAI has more women
r/LocalLLaMA 10% · r/OpenAI 16%
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Regulars are people with 5 or more posts or comments in a subreddit from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Known bots are left out. Only differences that hold up at a 90% interval make the list.
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