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Llama

Small menu-bar/tray app for macOS and Windows from the llama.cpp team that runs open models locally with chat and an OpenAI-style API.

  • ggml-org and Hugging Face
  • Local only
  • Free, open source

Official site · Source code

Where it ranks

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Facts

Vendor
ggml-org and Hugging Face
Approach
Apps
Where it runs
Runs only on your own hardware
Interface
Desktop app, API, Command line
Skill level
Beginner: works out of the box
Price
Free, open source
Pricing notes
Free and open source.
Source code
Open source (MIT)
GitHub stars
1.6k (18 Oct 2026)
Last verified
18 Oct 2026

Price from llama.app, 18 Oct 2026.

Models it gives you

Sources