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lm-evaluation-harness vs Promptfoo: catalog facts
lm-evaluation-harnessPromptfoo
Free

Free and open source.

Freemium

The open-source CLI is free; enterprise features are sold separately.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Command line
  • Hundreds of benchmark tasks in one tool
  • New tasks defined through YAML templates
  • Runs from the command line with a single npx command
  • Compares prompts and models side by side
  • Command-line and Python only, no graphical interface
  • Running large benchmarks needs substantial compute
  • Red-teaming features are intended for authorized testing of your own applications
  • Some reporting features belong to the paid enterprise edition
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked September 26, 2026

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