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Ollama

Run open models locally with one command

4.8
Free

Free

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LM Studio

Desktop app to run local LLMs

4.7
Free

Free for personal use

verified

llama.cpp

Run LLMs locally with pure C/C++

4.9
Open source

Free / open source

SpecOllamaLM Studiollama.cpp
CategoryAI ToolsAI ToolsAI Tools
PricingFreeFree for personal useFree / open source
Rating4.8 (7,300)4.7 (6,100)4.9 (5,400)
Community96/10091/10097/100
Tierfeaturedverifiedverified
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Top features
  • ·One-line model pulls
  • ·Local REST API
  • ·macOS, Windows, Linux
  • ·Local model browser and downloads
  • ·Chat UI on your machine
  • ·OpenAI-compatible local server
  • ·CPU and GPU backends
  • ·GGUF model format
  • ·Quantisation support