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llama.cpp	llamafile
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under Apache 2.0.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
No Python and no dependencies; one binary runs the model Quantisation down to 1.5 bits fits big models into small memory	One file holds both the model and the runtime, with nothing to install The same file runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and BSD across several CPU architectures
Command line first; the web interface is basic next to dedicated apps Quantising hard reduces answer quality, and the trade-off is yours to judge	Single files get large because the model is inside them Versions from 0.10.0 dropped some features that earlier releases had
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
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 September 21, 2026

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