Can the Pi 5 Replace Github Copilot?

after a frustrating experience with being locked out of Github Copilot, I tried to use the Raspberry Pi 5 as a code assistant to find out if it could replace tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and GitHub Copilot. Of course, I also compared it to another single-board computer. The Rock 5C has a built-in NPU, but does it offer the same level of support that the Pi computer has?

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Ollama Local LLM: https://ollama.com/
Open WebUI: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui
Continue Plugin: https://www.continue.dev/
RockChip RKLLM Gradio Server: https://github.com/c0zaut/rkllm-gradio

Other videos you might enjoy:
Pi 5 Battle: Raspberry Pi vs Orange Pi vs Radxa: https://youtu.be/2OQ5ascBuCw
Battle of the Zeros: https://youtu.be/Fyet0-L1IWI
How to Build a Pi 5 NAS (PCIe For The Win!!): https://youtu.be/xPaSXeriXUg

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