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oterm vs LLM: catalog facts
oterm	LLM
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence; hosted providers need your own API access.	Free Free to install; remote model providers charge for their own APIs.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Works with local Ollama models and hosted providers One-command install with uvx	One interface for many remote and local models Logs all prompts and responses to SQLite
Terminal only Hosted providers need API keys	Command-line only, with no graphical interface Local models need an extra plugin
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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