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KoboldCpp vs Llama: catalog facts
KoboldCpp	Llama
Free Free and open source under the AGPL.	Free Free to download via Homebrew or GitHub releases.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS
A single executable with no installation and no external dependencies Runs on CPU or GPU, with partial offload for machines short on VRAM	Built on llama.cpp by its own maintainers Runs a local API server for other apps
You still have to find and download model files yourself Performance on CPU alone is slow for larger models	macOS only Lives in the menu bar rather than offering a full chat workspace
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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