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Aphrodite Engine vs TabbyAPI: catalog facts
Aphrodite Engine	TabbyAPI
Free Free to download and run yourself.	Free Free and open source.
Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
OpenAI-compatible API Built for high-throughput serving	OpenAI-compatible endpoints for existing clients Lightweight server focused on ExLlama models
Aimed at server deployments rather than casual desktop use Repository has moved to a new name, dphnAI/sonar	Only serves ExLlama-format models No built-in chat interface; pair it with a separate front end
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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