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mistral.rs	llama.cpp
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Self-hosted, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Command line
OpenAI and Anthropic compatible API server Text, image, video and audio input for supported models	No Python and no dependencies; one binary runs the model Quantisation down to 1.5 bits fits big models into small memory
Command-line setup aimed at technical users Performance depends on GPU hardware and backend	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
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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