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LocalAI

Open-source, self-hosted OpenAI-compatible API server that runs LLMs and other models via llama.cpp, vLLM, MLX and more backends.

  • Ettore Di Giacinto (mudler)
  • Local only
  • Free, open source

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Vendor
Ettore Di Giacinto (mudler)
Approach
Runtimes & gateways
Where it runs
Runs only on your own hardware
Interface
API, Self-hosted web UI, Command line
Skill level
Advanced: command line, node graphs or self-hosting
Price
Free, open source
Pricing notes
Free and open source.
Source code
Open source (MIT)
GitHub stars
49.6k (19 Oct 2026)
Last verified
19 Oct 2026

Price from github.com, 19 Oct 2026.

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