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Elia vs LLM: catalog facts
Elia	LLM
Free Free and open source; hosted models need your own API access.	Free Free to install; remote model providers charge for their own APIs.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Runs entirely in the terminal Keyboard-centric interface	One interface for many remote and local models Logs all prompts and responses to SQLite
Cloud models need API keys from each provider Terminal only, with no graphical app	Command-line only, with no graphical interface Local models need an extra plugin
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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