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SillyTavern vs KoboldAI Lite: catalog facts
SillyTavern	KoboldAI Lite
Free Free and open source under the AGPL. You pay only for whatever model backend you connect…	Free Free to use in the browser.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Web
Deep prompt control: character cards, lorebooks, world info, author's notes and templates Connects to local runners as well as commercial APIs	No installation or setup needed Works with KoboldCpp, AI Horde, OpenAI and other backends
A front end only; you must supply a model backend Setup involves Node or Docker rather than an installer	Needs a separate backend or service to generate text License terms not confirmed in the research
Self-hosted	Web application
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	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 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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