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LM Studio

Desktop app to run local LLMs

4.7
Free

Free for personal use

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llama.cpp

Run LLMs locally with pure C/C++

4.9
Open source

Free / open source

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Jan

Open-source desktop app for local chat models

4.6
Open source

Free / open source

SpecLM Studiollama.cppJan
CategoryAI ToolsAI ToolsAI Tools
PricingFree for personal useFree / open sourceFree / open source
Rating4.7 (6,100)4.9 (5,400)4.6 (4,200)
Community91/10097/10089/100
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Best forlocal-llm, desktop, offline, inferencegithub, local-llm, open-source, inferencelocal-llm, desktop, open-source, chat
Top features
  • ·Local model browser and downloads
  • ·Chat UI on your machine
  • ·OpenAI-compatible local server
  • ·CPU and GPU backends
  • ·GGUF model format
  • ·Quantisation support
  • ·Local model chat on desktop
  • ·OpenAI-compatible API mode
  • ·Extension and assistant setups