Multimodal embedding models running locally on domestic equipment. Worth the bother? A supplement to LoRas?

Multimodal embedding models supplement existing AI base models and distilled/refined models. They are used for extending the scope (knowledge-base and internal reasoning) of extant models. Apparently, embedding models appeal to some business/institutional users as the next best thing to horrendously expensive ab intio AI model construction and the still very costly distillation/refinement of pre-existing models. The process enables detailed local, perhaps