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OpenLLM vs Aphrodite Engine: catalog facts
OpenLLM	Aphrodite Engine
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence; BentoCloud hosting is a separate…	Free Free to download and run yourself.
Self-hosted, Command line	Linux, Self-hosted
One command starts an OpenAI-compatible server Wide catalogue of open models, plus custom model repositories	OpenAI-compatible API Built for high-throughput serving
Many models require large GPUs Aimed at developers rather than desktop users	Aimed at server deployments rather than casual desktop use Repository has moved to a new name, dphnAI/sonar
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
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 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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