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LocalAI	mistral.rs
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Linux, macOS, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Command line
Offers compatible APIs for several common AI services.	OpenAI and Anthropic compatible API server Text, image, video and audio input for supported models
You must supply model files and enough resources to run them.	Command-line setup aimed at technical users Performance depends on GPU hardware and backend
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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