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OllamaTabbyAPI
Freemium

Running models locally is free. The optional hosted cloud inference starts at $20 a month.

 Free

Free and open source.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
  • One command to download and run a model, with no Python environment to build first
  • A REST API on localhost, so editors, scripts and agents can use the local model
  • OpenAI-compatible endpoints for existing clients
  • Lightweight server focused on ExLlama models
  • Model quality is bounded by your hardware; large models need a lot of VRAM or unified memory
  • The company now also sells cloud inference, so read carefully which mode you are in
  • Only serves ExLlama-format models
  • No built-in chat interface; pair it with a separate front end
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: MIT License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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