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SillyTavernKoboldCpp
Free

Free and open source under the AGPL. You pay only for whatever model backend you connect…

 Free

Free and open source under the AGPL.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Deep prompt control: character cards, lorebooks, world info, author's notes and templates
  • Connects to local runners as well as commercial APIs
  • A single executable with no installation and no external dependencies
  • Runs on CPU or GPU, with partial offload for machines short on VRAM
  • A front end only; you must supply a model backend
  • Setup involves Node or Docker rather than an installer
  • You still have to find and download model files yourself
  • Performance on CPU alone is slow for larger models
Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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