- They have no other options
OR
- They have no idea what they're doing
Local models solve the first problem, and let you apply the appropriate tool by virtue of the control you have. The alternative does not.
In-context, your reply reads like you're asserting that anthropic's offerings give you all the same control as a local model, and that having this baseline of control over a computer program is "utopian". To me that sounds more like the second problem, and nothing can help you there.