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QVAC vs LocalAI: catalog facts
QVAC	LocalAI
Free Free and open source under Apache-2.0.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Linux	Linux, macOS, Self-hosted
Runs models entirely on the local device Covers text, speech, images, OCR and translation	Offers compatible APIs for several common AI services.
Large parts of the project are aimed at developers rather than end users Model performance depends on local hardware	You must supply model files and enough resources to run them.
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
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 October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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