Developer creates offline AI tool to check car repair estimates for fair pricing

A developer has built a tool called wrenchwise that analyzes car repair bills for fair pricing. The tool allows users to paste a repair estimate, where a local, deterministic engine checks each line item against a curated database of standard prices and flags any that appear inflated. An open-source AI model, Gemma 2B, then provides a plain-English explanation of any flagged items, with the entire system running locally on a user's laptop without needing an internet connection or server. The project was created as a submission for a hackathon and aims to help consumers question potentially overpriced repairs. It currently includes price data for common repairs in India and the United States.