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GPT4All vs KoboldCpp: catalog facts
GPT4AllKoboldCpp
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence, including for commercial use.

Free

Free and open source under the AGPL.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • LocalDocs answers questions from your own files, entirely on your machine
  • Runs on CPU; no API calls and no GPU required
  • A single executable with no installation and no external dependencies
  • Runs on CPU or GPU, with partial offload for machines short on VRAM
  • The latest release, 3.10.0, dates from February 2025
  • Nomic’s website now foregrounds a separate commercial platform rather than GPT4All
  • You still have to find and download model files yourself
  • Performance on CPU alone is slow for larger models
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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