diff --git a/pages/admin/index.tsx b/pages/admin/index.tsx
index e6dd75d..1eecc2a 100644
--- a/pages/admin/index.tsx
+++ b/pages/admin/index.tsx
@@ -3,21 +3,26 @@ import { NextPage } from "next";
 import NextLink from "next/link";
 import {
     Box, VStack, HStack, Heading, Text, Input, Button, Switch,
-    FormControl, FormLabel, FormHelperText, Divider, Alert, AlertIcon,
+    FormControl, FormLabel, FormHelperText, Alert, AlertIcon,
     InputGroup, InputRightElement, IconButton, Badge, Link,
-    useColorModeValue, Spinner, Textarea
+    useColorModeValue, Spinner, Textarea, RadioGroup, Radio, Code
 } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 import { FiEye, FiEyeOff, FiSave, FiLogOut, FiArrowLeft } from "react-icons/fi";
 import { CustomHead } from "@components";
 
+type ReplicateMode = "cloud" | "local";
+
 type Settings = {
     replicateApiToken: string;
     jigsawApiKey: string;
     modelVersion: string;
     replicateEnabled: boolean;
+    replicateMode: ReplicateMode;
+    localEndpoint: string;
 };
 
 const DEFAULT_MODEL = "jigsawstack/text-translate:454df4c49941c05dea05175bd37686d0872c73c1f9366d1c2505db32ade52a89";
+const DEFAULT_LOCAL_ENDPOINT = "http://localhost:5030/predictions";
 
 const AdminPage: NextPage = () => {
     const [authed, setAuthed] = useState<boolean | null>(null);
@@ -29,7 +34,9 @@ const AdminPage: NextPage = () => {
         replicateApiToken: "",
         jigsawApiKey: "",
         modelVersion: DEFAULT_MODEL,
-        replicateEnabled: false
+        replicateEnabled: false,
+        replicateMode: "cloud",
+        localEndpoint: DEFAULT_LOCAL_ENDPOINT
     });
     const [newPassword, setNewPassword] = useState("");
     const [saveMsg, setSaveMsg] = useState<{ type: "success" | "error"; text: string } | null>(null);
@@ -41,8 +48,8 @@ const AdminPage: NextPage = () => {
 
     const cardBg = useColorModeValue("white", "gray.800");
     const borderCol = useColorModeValue("gray.200", "gray.600");
+    const codeBg = useColorModeValue("gray.100", "gray.700");
 
-    // Check auth on load
     useEffect(() => {
         fetch("/api/admin/auth")
             .then(r => r.json())
@@ -50,7 +57,6 @@ const AdminPage: NextPage = () => {
             .catch(() => setAuthed(false));
     }, []);
 
-    // Load settings when authed
     useEffect(() => {
         if (!authed) return;
         fetch("/api/admin/settings")
@@ -69,9 +75,8 @@ const AdminPage: NextPage = () => {
                 headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
                 body: JSON.stringify({ password })
             });
-            if (res.ok) {
-                setAuthed(true);
-            } else {
+            if (res.ok) setAuthed(true);
+            else {
                 const d = await res.json();
                 setLoginError(d.error ?? "Login failed");
             }
@@ -125,11 +130,7 @@ const AdminPage: NextPage = () => {
                 body: JSON.stringify({ text: "Hello, world!", targetLanguage: "es" })
             });
             const d = await res.json();
-            if (res.ok) {
-                setTestResult(`✓ Success: "${d.translation}"`);
-            } else {
-                setTestResult(`✗ Error: ${d.error}`);
-            }
+            setTestResult(res.ok ? `✓ "${d.translation}"` : `✗ ${d.error}`);
         } catch {
             setTestResult("✗ Network error");
         } finally {
@@ -137,7 +138,6 @@ const AdminPage: NextPage = () => {
         }
     };
 
-    // Loading state
     if (authed === null) {
         return (
             <Box w="full" display="flex" justifyContent="center" pt={20}>
@@ -146,22 +146,14 @@ const AdminPage: NextPage = () => {
         );
     }
 
-    // Login form
     if (!authed) {
         return (
             <>
                 <CustomHead home={false} />
                 <Box
-                    w="full"
-                    maxW="400px"
-                    mx="auto"
-                    mt={10}
-                    p={8}
-                    bg={cardBg}
-                    borderWidth={1}
-                    borderColor={borderCol}
-                    borderRadius="xl"
-                    boxShadow="md"
+                    w="full" maxW="400px" mx="auto" mt={10} p={8}
+                    bg={cardBg} borderWidth={1} borderColor={borderCol}
+                    borderRadius="xl" boxShadow="md"
                 >
                     <VStack spacing={6} as="form" onSubmit={login}>
                         <Heading size="md">Admin Login</Heading>
@@ -181,12 +173,7 @@ const AdminPage: NextPage = () => {
                             />
                             <FormHelperText>Default: admin (set ADMIN_PASSWORD env var)</FormHelperText>
                         </FormControl>
-                        <Button
-                            type="submit"
-                            colorScheme="lingva"
-                            w="full"
-                            isLoading={loginLoading}
-                        >
+                        <Button type="submit" colorScheme="lingva" w="full" isLoading={loginLoading}>
                             Login
                         </Button>
                         <NextLink href="/" passHref>
@@ -198,25 +185,21 @@ const AdminPage: NextPage = () => {
         );
     }
 
-    // Admin panel
     return (
         <>
             <CustomHead home={false} />
             <Box w="full" maxW="700px" mx="auto" px={4} pb={10}>
                 <HStack justify="space-between" mb={6}>
                     <NextLink href="/" passHref>
-                        <Button as={Link} leftIcon={<FiArrowLeft />} variant="ghost" size="sm">
-                            Back
-                        </Button>
+                        <Button as={Link} leftIcon={<FiArrowLeft />} variant="ghost" size="sm">Back</Button>
                     </NextLink>
                     <Heading size="md">Admin Settings</Heading>
-                    <Button leftIcon={<FiLogOut />} variant="ghost" size="sm" onClick={logout}>
-                        Logout
-                    </Button>
+                    <Button leftIcon={<FiLogOut />} variant="ghost" size="sm" onClick={logout}>Logout</Button>
                 </HStack>
 
                 <VStack spacing={6} as="form" onSubmit={save}>
-                    {/* Replicate Section */}
+
+                    {/* ── Replicate Section ── */}
                     <Box w="full" p={6} bg={cardBg} borderWidth={1} borderColor={borderCol} borderRadius="xl">
                         <HStack mb={4}>
                             <Heading size="sm">Replicate AI Translation</Heading>
@@ -235,35 +218,103 @@ const AdminPage: NextPage = () => {
                                 />
                             </FormControl>
 
+                            {/* Mode selector */}
                             <FormControl>
-                                <FormLabel>Replicate API Token</FormLabel>
-                                <InputGroup>
-                                    <Input
-                                        type={showToken ? "text" : "password"}
-                                        value={settings.replicateApiToken}
-                                        onChange={e => setSettings(s => ({ ...s, replicateApiToken: e.target.value }))}
-                                        placeholder="r8_..."
-                                        fontFamily="mono"
-                                        fontSize="sm"
-                                    />
-                                    <InputRightElement>
-                                        <IconButton
-                                            size="xs"
-                                            variant="ghost"
-                                            aria-label="Toggle visibility"
-                                            icon={showToken ? <FiEyeOff /> : <FiEye />}
-                                            onClick={() => setShowToken(v => !v)}
-                                        />
-                                    </InputRightElement>
-                                </InputGroup>
-                                <FormHelperText>
-                                    Get your token at{" "}
-                                    <Link href="https://replicate.com/account/api-tokens" isExternal color="lingva.400">
-                                        replicate.com/account/api-tokens
-                                    </Link>
-                                </FormHelperText>
+                                <FormLabel>Translation Backend</FormLabel>
+                                <RadioGroup
+                                    value={settings.replicateMode}
+                                    onChange={v => setSettings(s => ({ ...s, replicateMode: v as ReplicateMode }))}
+                                >
+                                    <HStack spacing={6}>
+                                        <Radio value="cloud" colorScheme="lingva">
+                                            <VStack align="start" spacing={0}>
+                                                <Text fontSize="sm" fontWeight="semibold">Replicate Cloud</Text>
+                                                <Text fontSize="xs" color="gray.500">Uses replicate.com API</Text>
+                                            </VStack>
+                                        </Radio>
+                                        <Radio value="local" colorScheme="lingva">
+                                            <VStack align="start" spacing={0}>
+                                                <Text fontSize="sm" fontWeight="semibold">Local Docker (Cog)</Text>
+                                                <Text fontSize="xs" color="gray.500">Uses local container</Text>
+                                            </VStack>
+                                        </Radio>
+                                    </HStack>
+                                </RadioGroup>
                             </FormControl>
 
+                            {/* Cloud fields */}
+                            {settings.replicateMode === "cloud" && (
+                                <>
+                                    <FormControl>
+                                        <FormLabel>Replicate API Token</FormLabel>
+                                        <InputGroup>
+                                            <Input
+                                                type={showToken ? "text" : "password"}
+                                                value={settings.replicateApiToken}
+                                                onChange={e => setSettings(s => ({ ...s, replicateApiToken: e.target.value }))}
+                                                placeholder="r8_..."
+                                                fontFamily="mono"
+                                                fontSize="sm"
+                                            />
+                                            <InputRightElement>
+                                                <IconButton size="xs" variant="ghost"
+                                                    aria-label="Toggle visibility"
+                                                    icon={showToken ? <FiEyeOff /> : <FiEye />}
+                                                    onClick={() => setShowToken(v => !v)}
+                                                />
+                                            </InputRightElement>
+                                        </InputGroup>
+                                        <FormHelperText>
+                                            Get your token at{" "}
+                                            <Link href="https://replicate.com/account/api-tokens" isExternal color="lingva.400">
+                                                replicate.com/account/api-tokens
+                                            </Link>
+                                        </FormHelperText>
+                                    </FormControl>
+
+                                    <FormControl>
+                                        <FormLabel>Model Version</FormLabel>
+                                        <Textarea
+                                            value={settings.modelVersion}
+                                            onChange={e => setSettings(s => ({ ...s, modelVersion: e.target.value }))}
+                                            fontFamily="mono"
+                                            fontSize="xs"
+                                            rows={2}
+                                            placeholder={DEFAULT_MODEL}
+                                        />
+                                        <FormHelperText>
+                                            Format: <Code fontSize="xs">owner/model:hash</Code> — the hash after the colon is extracted automatically.
+                                        </FormHelperText>
+                                    </FormControl>
+                                </>
+                            )}
+
+                            {/* Local fields */}
+                            {settings.replicateMode === "local" && (
+                                <>
+                                    <Box bg={codeBg} p={4} borderRadius="md" fontSize="sm">
+                                        <Text fontWeight="semibold" mb={2}>Start the local model container:</Text>
+                                        <Code display="block" fontSize="xs" whiteSpace="pre" overflowX="auto">
+                                            {`docker run -d -p 5030:5000 \\\n  r8.im/jigsawstack/text-translate@sha256:454df4c49941c05dea05175bd37686d0872c73c1f9366d1c2505db32ade52a89`}
+                                        </Code>
+                                    </Box>
+                                    <FormControl>
+                                        <FormLabel>Local Model Endpoint</FormLabel>
+                                        <Input
+                                            value={settings.localEndpoint}
+                                            onChange={e => setSettings(s => ({ ...s, localEndpoint: e.target.value }))}
+                                            placeholder={DEFAULT_LOCAL_ENDPOINT}
+                                            fontFamily="mono"
+                                            fontSize="sm"
+                                        />
+                                        <FormHelperText>
+                                            Default: <Code fontSize="xs">{DEFAULT_LOCAL_ENDPOINT}</Code> (container port 5000 mapped to host 5030)
+                                        </FormHelperText>
+                                    </FormControl>
+                                </>
+                            )}
+
+                            {/* JigsawStack key — needed in both modes */}
                             <FormControl>
                                 <FormLabel>JigsawStack API Key</FormLabel>
                                 <InputGroup>
@@ -276,9 +327,7 @@ const AdminPage: NextPage = () => {
                                         fontSize="sm"
                                     />
                                     <InputRightElement>
-                                        <IconButton
-                                            size="xs"
-                                            variant="ghost"
+                                        <IconButton size="xs" variant="ghost"
                                             aria-label="Toggle visibility"
                                             icon={showJigsawKey ? <FiEyeOff /> : <FiEye />}
                                             onClick={() => setShowJigsawKey(v => !v)}
@@ -286,44 +335,21 @@ const AdminPage: NextPage = () => {
                                     </InputRightElement>
                                 </InputGroup>
                                 <FormHelperText>
-                                    Required for the JigsawStack translation model. Get yours at{" "}
-                                    <Link href="https://jigsawstack.com" isExternal color="lingva.400">
-                                        jigsawstack.com
-                                    </Link>
-                                </FormHelperText>
-                            </FormControl>
-
-                            <FormControl>
-                                <FormLabel>Model Version</FormLabel>
-                                <Textarea
-                                    value={settings.modelVersion}
-                                    onChange={e => setSettings(s => ({ ...s, modelVersion: e.target.value }))}
-                                    fontFamily="mono"
-                                    fontSize="xs"
-                                    rows={2}
-                                    placeholder={DEFAULT_MODEL}
-                                />
-                                <FormHelperText>
-                                    Replicate model version string. Default uses the JigsawStack text-translate model.
+                                    Required by the JigsawStack model in both cloud and local modes.{" "}
+                                    <Link href="https://jigsawstack.com" isExternal color="lingva.400">Get yours →</Link>
                                 </FormHelperText>
                             </FormControl>
 
                             <HStack>
                                 <Button
-                                    size="sm"
-                                    variant="outline"
-                                    colorScheme="lingva"
-                                    onClick={testTranslation}
-                                    isLoading={testLoading}
-                                    isDisabled={!settings.replicateEnabled || !settings.replicateApiToken}
+                                    size="sm" variant="outline" colorScheme="lingva"
+                                    onClick={testTranslation} isLoading={testLoading}
+                                    isDisabled={!settings.replicateEnabled || !settings.jigsawApiKey}
                                 >
                                     Test Translation
                                 </Button>
                                 {testResult && (
-                                    <Text
-                                        fontSize="sm"
-                                        color={testResult.startsWith("✓") ? "green.500" : "red.500"}
-                                    >
+                                    <Text fontSize="sm" color={testResult.startsWith("✓") ? "green.500" : "red.500"}>
                                         {testResult}
                                     </Text>
                                 )}
@@ -331,7 +357,7 @@ const AdminPage: NextPage = () => {
                         </VStack>
                     </Box>
 
-                    {/* Security Section */}
+                    {/* ── Security ── */}
                     <Box w="full" p={6} bg={cardBg} borderWidth={1} borderColor={borderCol} borderRadius="xl">
                         <Heading size="sm" mb={4}>Security</Heading>
                         <FormControl>
@@ -343,7 +369,7 @@ const AdminPage: NextPage = () => {
                                 placeholder="Leave blank to keep current"
                                 minLength={6}
                             />
-                            <FormHelperText>Minimum 6 characters. Leave blank to keep current password.</FormHelperText>
+                            <FormHelperText>Minimum 6 characters. Leave blank to keep current.</FormHelperText>
                         </FormControl>
                     </Box>
 
@@ -353,14 +379,7 @@ const AdminPage: NextPage = () => {
                         </Alert>
                     )}
 
-                    <Button
-                        type="submit"
-                        colorScheme="lingva"
-                        leftIcon={<FiSave />}
-                        isLoading={saving}
-                        size="lg"
-                        w="full"
-                    >
+                    <Button type="submit" colorScheme="lingva" leftIcon={<FiSave />} isLoading={saving} size="lg" w="full">
                         Save Settings
                     </Button>
                 </VStack>
diff --git a/pages/api/admin/settings.ts b/pages/api/admin/settings.ts
index 3495efe..ae5f203 100644
--- a/pages/api/admin/settings.ts
+++ b/pages/api/admin/settings.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ const handler: NextApiHandler = async (req, res) => {
             jigsawApiKey,
             modelVersion,
             replicateEnabled,
+            replicateMode,
+            localEndpoint,
             newPassword
         } = req.body ?? {};
 
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ const handler: NextApiHandler = async (req, res) => {
         if (jigsawApiKey !== undefined) updates.jigsawApiKey = jigsawApiKey;
         if (modelVersion !== undefined) updates.modelVersion = modelVersion;
         if (replicateEnabled !== undefined) updates.replicateEnabled = Boolean(replicateEnabled);
+        if (replicateMode === "cloud" || replicateMode === "local") updates.replicateMode = replicateMode;
+        if (localEndpoint !== undefined) updates.localEndpoint = localEndpoint;
         if (newPassword && typeof newPassword === "string" && newPassword.length >= 6) {
             updates.adminPasswordHash = newPassword;
         }
diff --git a/utils/replicate-translate.ts b/utils/replicate-translate.ts
index d6c5f37..d12fd14 100644
--- a/utils/replicate-translate.ts
+++ b/utils/replicate-translate.ts
@@ -1,30 +1,75 @@
 import { readSettings } from "./settings-store";
 
+type CogOutput = {
+    status?: string;
+    output?: unknown;
+    error?: string;
+};
+
 type ReplicateOutput = string | string[] | { translation?: string; translated_text?: string; output?: string };
 
-export async function replicateTranslate(
+function extractText(output: unknown): string {
+    if (typeof output === "string") return output;
+    if (Array.isArray(output)) return output.join("");
+    if (output && typeof output === "object") {
+        const o = output as { translation?: string; translated_text?: string; output?: string };
+        return o.translation ?? o.translated_text ?? o.output ?? JSON.stringify(output);
+    }
+    throw new Error("Unexpected output format from model");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parse modelVersion string into components.
+ * Accepts:
+ *   "jigsawstack/text-translate:454df4c..."  → { owner: "jigsawstack", model: "text-translate", hash: "454df4c..." }
+ *   "jigsawstack/text-translate"             → { owner: "jigsawstack", model: "text-translate", hash: undefined }
+ *   "454df4c..."                             → { owner: undefined, model: undefined, hash: "454df4c..." }
+ */
+function parseModelVersion(mv: string) {
+    const [ownerModel, hash] = mv.split(":");
+    if (ownerModel.includes("/")) {
+        const [owner, model] = ownerModel.split("/");
+        return { owner, model, hash };
+    }
+    // Bare hash
+    return { owner: undefined, model: undefined, hash: ownerModel };
+}
+
+async function translateViaCloud(
     text: string,
     targetLanguage: string
 ): Promise<string> {
     const settings = readSettings();
 
-    if (!settings.replicateApiToken) {
-        throw new Error("Replicate API token not configured");
-    }
-    if (!settings.jigsawApiKey) {
-        throw new Error("JigsawStack API key not configured");
+    if (!settings.replicateApiToken) throw new Error("Replicate API token not configured");
+    if (!settings.jigsawApiKey) throw new Error("JigsawStack API key not configured");
+
+    const { owner, model, hash } = parseModelVersion(settings.modelVersion);
+
+    let url: string;
+    let body: Record<string, unknown>;
+
+    if (owner && model && !hash) {
+        // No version pinned — use the model's deployment endpoint (latest)
+        url = `https://api.replicate.com/v1/models/${owner}/${model}/predictions`;
+        body = { input: { text, api_key: settings.jigsawApiKey, target_language: targetLanguage } };
+    } else if (owner && model && hash) {
+        // Pinned version — use model endpoint with version (avoids 422 from bare /predictions)
+        url = `https://api.replicate.com/v1/models/${owner}/${model}/predictions`;
+        body = {
+            version: hash,
+            input: { text, api_key: settings.jigsawApiKey, target_language: targetLanguage }
+        };
+    } else {
+        // Bare hash only — use the generic predictions endpoint
+        url = "https://api.replicate.com/v1/predictions";
+        body = {
+            version: hash,
+            input: { text, api_key: settings.jigsawApiKey, target_language: targetLanguage }
+        };
     }
 
-    const body = {
-        version: settings.modelVersion,
-        input: {
-            text,
-            api_key: settings.jigsawApiKey,
-            target_language: targetLanguage
-        }
-    };
-
-    const response = await fetch("https://api.replicate.com/v1/predictions", {
+    const response = await fetch(url, {
         method: "POST",
         headers: {
             "Authorization": `Bearer ${settings.replicateApiToken}`,
@@ -40,21 +85,55 @@ export async function replicateTranslate(
     }
 
     const data = await response.json();
+    if (data.error) throw new Error(`Replicate model error: ${data.error}`);
 
-    if (data.error) {
-        throw new Error(`Replicate model error: ${data.error}`);
+    return extractText(data.output as ReplicateOutput);
+}
+
+async function translateViaLocal(
+    text: string,
+    targetLanguage: string
+): Promise<string> {
+    const settings = readSettings();
+
+    if (!settings.jigsawApiKey) throw new Error("JigsawStack API key not configured");
+
+    const endpoint = (settings.localEndpoint || "http://localhost:5030/predictions").replace(/\/$/, "");
+
+    const response = await fetch(endpoint, {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+            input: {
+                text,
+                api_key: settings.jigsawApiKey,
+                target_language: targetLanguage
+            }
+        })
+    });
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+        const err = await response.text();
+        throw new Error(`Local model error: ${response.status} ${err}`);
     }
 
-    // Extract translated text from various output formats
-    const output: ReplicateOutput = data.output;
+    const data: CogOutput = await response.json();
 
-    if (typeof output === "string") return output;
-    if (Array.isArray(output)) return output.join("");
-    if (output && typeof output === "object") {
-        return output.translation ?? output.translated_text ?? output.output ?? String(output);
-    }
+    if (data.error) throw new Error(`Local model error: ${data.error}`);
 
-    throw new Error("Unexpected output format from Replicate");
+    // Cog wraps output in { status, output } or returns output directly
+    const output = data.output !== undefined ? data.output : data;
+    return extractText(output);
+}
+
+export async function replicateTranslate(
+    text: string,
+    targetLanguage: string
+): Promise<string> {
+    const { replicateMode } = readSettings();
+    return replicateMode === "local"
+        ? translateViaLocal(text, targetLanguage)
+        : translateViaCloud(text, targetLanguage);
 }
 
 // Batch translate using separator trick to minimize API calls
@@ -72,12 +151,9 @@ export async function replicateTranslateBatch(
     const joined = texts.join(SEPARATOR);
     const translated = await replicateTranslate(joined, targetLanguage);
 
-    // Try to split on the separator; fall back to individual calls if it got translated
     const parts = translated.split(SEPARATOR);
-    if (parts.length === texts.length) {
-        return parts;
-    }
+    if (parts.length === texts.length) return parts;
 
-    // Fallback: translate individually
+    // Fallback: translate individually if separator got mangled
     return Promise.all(texts.map(t => replicateTranslate(t, targetLanguage)));
 }
diff --git a/utils/settings-store.ts b/utils/settings-store.ts
index afea1cb..f3e8a43 100644
--- a/utils/settings-store.ts
+++ b/utils/settings-store.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import fs from "fs";
 import path from "path";
 
+export type ReplicateMode = "cloud" | "local";
+
 export type Settings = {
     replicateApiToken: string;
     jigsawApiKey: string;
     modelVersion: string;
     replicateEnabled: boolean;
+    replicateMode: ReplicateMode;
+    localEndpoint: string;
     adminPasswordHash: string;
 };
 
@@ -14,6 +18,8 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: Settings = {
     jigsawApiKey: process.env["JIGSAWSTACK_API_KEY"] ?? "",
     modelVersion: "jigsawstack/text-translate:454df4c49941c05dea05175bd37686d0872c73c1f9366d1c2505db32ade52a89",
     replicateEnabled: false,
+    replicateMode: (process.env["REPLICATE_MODE"] as ReplicateMode) ?? "cloud",
+    localEndpoint: process.env["LOCAL_MODEL_ENDPOINT"] ?? "http://localhost:5030/predictions",
     adminPasswordHash: process.env["ADMIN_PASSWORD"] ?? "admin"
 };