๐Ÿ”’ Your hardware ยท your data ยท zero cloud lock-in

Self-hostable AI you can actually run.

A curated, verified directory of local-LLM tools and models โ€” with benchmarks measured on real consumer hardware, not marketing guesses.

73 tools
9 models
73 verified
2 real benchmarks

Inference runtimes ยท 14

Ollama

โ˜… 175,976

Run open LLMs locally via a simple CLI and OpenAI-compatible REST API; pulls and serves GGUF models

inference-runtime โœ“ verified ๐Ÿ”’ local-only MIT

llama.cpp

โ˜… 120,129

C/C++ LLM inference engine for GGUF models, runs on CPU/GPU across platforms

inference-runtime โœ“ verified ๐Ÿ”’ local-only MIT

vLLM

โ˜… 86,043

High-throughput, memory-efficient inference and serving engine for LLMs

inference-runtime โœ“ verified ๐Ÿ”’ local-only Apache-2.0

GPT4All

โ˜… 77,391

Desktop app and bindings to run local LLMs privately on consumer hardware

inference-runtime โœ“ verified ๐Ÿ”’ local-only MIT

LocalAI

โ˜… 47,497

OpenAI-compatible API to run LLM, image and audio models locally, no GPU required

inference-runtime โœ“ verified ๐Ÿ”’ local-only MIT

Text Generation WebUI

โ˜… 47,443

Gradio web UI for running and chatting with local LLMs across many backends

inference-runtime โœ“ verified ๐Ÿ”’ local-only AGPL-3.0

Jan

โ˜… 43,514

Open-source offline ChatGPT-alternative desktop app running local models

inference-runtime โœ“ verified ๐Ÿ”’ local-only AGPL-3.0

SGLang

โ˜… 30,212

Fast serving framework for LLMs and vision-language models

inference-runtime โœ“ verified ๐Ÿ”’ local-only Apache-2.0

MLX

โ˜… 27,526

Apple-silicon array framework for on-device ML including local LLM inference

inference-runtime โœ“ verified ๐Ÿ”’ local-only MIT

llamafile

โ˜… 25,372

Distribute and run an LLM as a single cross-platform executable file

inference-runtime โœ“ verified ๐Ÿ”’ local-only Apache-2.0

KoboldCpp

โ˜… 11,006

Single-file llama.cpp-based runner with a UI for local text and story generation

inference-runtime โœ“ verified ๐Ÿ”’ local-only AGPL-3.0

Text Generation Inference (TGI)

โ˜… 10,870

Hugging Face production toolkit for deploying and serving LLMs

inference-runtime โœ“ verified ๐Ÿ”’ local-only Apache-2.0

TabbyAPI

โ˜… 1,275

FastAPI OpenAI-compatible server for ExLlamaV2 quantized model inference

inference-runtime โœ“ verified ๐Ÿ”’ local-only AGPL-3.0

LM Studio

Desktop app to discover, download and run local LLMs with a GUI and local server

inference-runtime โœ“ verified โ˜ cloud-optional proprietary

Models ยท 9

Chat UIs ยท 10

Open WebUI

โ˜… 145,130

Self-hosted, feature-rich ChatGPT-like web UI for Ollama and OpenAI-compatible APIs

chat-ui โœ“ verified โ˜ cloud-optional BSD-3-Clause

Lobe Chat

โ˜… 79,758

Modern self-hostable chat UI framework with plugins and multi-provider support

chat-ui โœ“ verified โ˜ cloud-optional LobeHub-Community

AnythingLLM

โ˜… 63,157

All-in-one desktop/Docker chat app with built-in RAG over your documents

chat-ui โœ“ verified โ˜ cloud-optional MIT

Chatbox

โ˜… 40,977

Cross-platform desktop chat client for local and cloud LLMs

chat-ui โœ“ verified โ˜ cloud-optional GPL-3.0

LibreChat

โ˜… 40,618

Self-hosted multi-model chat UI supporting local and cloud LLM providers

chat-ui โœ“ verified โ˜ cloud-optional MIT

SillyTavern

โ˜… 30,581

Local frontend for chatting with LLMs, focused on roleplay and character cards

chat-ui โœ“ verified โ˜ cloud-optional AGPL-3.0

Hugging Face Chat UI

โ˜… 10,816

Open-source SvelteKit chat UI that powers HuggingChat, self-hostable with local models

chat-ui โœ“ verified โ˜ cloud-optional Apache-2.0

big-AGI

โ˜… 7,046

Self-hostable AI suite UI with many models, personas and tools

chat-ui โœ“ verified โ˜ cloud-optional MIT

Enchanted

โ˜… 5,974

Native macOS/iOS client for chatting with your self-hosted Ollama models

chat-ui โœ“ verified ๐Ÿ”’ local-only Apache-2.0

Msty

Desktop app for running local and remote LLMs offline with a polished UI

chat-ui โœ“ verified โ˜ cloud-optional proprietary

RAG & agent frameworks ยท 14

n8n

โ˜… 196,151

Self-hostable workflow automation platform with AI/LLM and agent nodes

rag-agent-framework โœ“ verified โ˜ cloud-optional Sustainable-Use-License

Langflow

โ˜… 151,749

Visual low-code builder for LangChain-based RAG and agent applications

rag-agent-framework โœ“ verified โ˜ cloud-optional MIT

Dify

โ˜… 148,579

Open-source LLM app platform with visual workflow, RAG pipelines and agents

rag-agent-framework โœ“ verified โ˜ cloud-optional Apache-2.0

LangChain

โ˜… 141,589

Framework for developing applications powered by LLMs, with local model support

rag-agent-framework โœ“ verified โ˜ cloud-optional MIT

RAGFlow

โ˜… 84,862

Open-source RAG engine with deep document understanding and citations

rag-agent-framework โœ“ verified โ˜ cloud-optional Apache-2.0

PrivateGPT

โ˜… 57,330

Fully local RAG API to chat with your documents, no data leaves the machine

rag-agent-framework โœ“ verified ๐Ÿ”’ local-only Apache-2.0

CrewAI

โ˜… 55,382

Framework for orchestrating role-playing autonomous multi-agent teams

rag-agent-framework โœ“ verified โ˜ cloud-optional MIT

Flowise

โ˜… 54,543

Drag-and-drop builder for LLM chains, agents and RAG flows

rag-agent-framework โœ“ verified โ˜ cloud-optional Apache-2.0

LlamaIndex

โ˜… 50,795

Data framework for building RAG and agent apps over your own data

rag-agent-framework โœ“ verified โ˜ cloud-optional MIT

Quivr

โ˜… 39,204

Opinionated RAG framework to integrate GenAI over your files in apps

rag-agent-framework โœ“ verified โ˜ cloud-optional Apache-2.0

Onyx

โ˜… 30,842

Open-source AI assistant and RAG search over company docs (formerly Danswer)

rag-agent-framework โœ“ verified โ˜ cloud-optional MIT

Haystack

โ˜… 25,873

Python framework for building production RAG and LLM search pipelines

rag-agent-framework โœ“ verified โ˜ cloud-optional Apache-2.0

Kotaemon

โ˜… 25,537

Open-source RAG UI for chatting with your documents, works with local models

rag-agent-framework โœ“ verified โ˜ cloud-optional Apache-2.0

Letta

โ˜… 23,749

Platform for stateful agents with long-term memory (formerly MemGPT)

rag-agent-framework โœ“ verified โ˜ cloud-optional Apache-2.0

Coding assistants ยท 8

Image generation ยท 8

Speech (STT / TTS) ยท 10