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Aphrodite EngineOpenLLM
Free

Free to download and run yourself.

 Free

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence; BentoCloud hosting is a separate…

Linux, Self-hosted Self-hosted, Command line
  • OpenAI-compatible API
  • Built for high-throughput serving
  • One command starts an OpenAI-compatible server
  • Wide catalogue of open models, plus custom model repositories
  • Aimed at server deployments rather than casual desktop use
  • Repository has moved to a new name, dphnAI/sonar
  • Many models require large GPUs
  • Aimed at developers rather than desktop users
Self-hosted Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: Apache-2.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 26, 2026

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