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LocalAIOpenLLM
Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…

 Free

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence; BentoCloud hosting is a separate…

Linux, macOS, Self-hosted Self-hosted, Command line
  • Offers compatible APIs for several common AI services.
  • One command starts an OpenAI-compatible server
  • Wide catalogue of open models, plus custom model repositories
  • You must supply model files and enough resources to run them.
  • Many models require large GPUs
  • Aimed at developers rather than desktop users
Self-hosted Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 26, 2026

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