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llamafile vs LocalAI: catalog facts
llamafile	LocalAI
Free Free and open source under Apache 2.0.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, macOS, Self-hosted
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	Offers compatible APIs for several common AI services.
Single files get large because the model is inside them Versions from 0.10.0 dropped some features that earlier releases had	You must supply model files and enough resources to run them.
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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