TL;DR - LocalAI
- LocalAI is an open-source alternative to OpenAI that runs locally
- It provides a drop-in replacement API for running AI models on your hardware
- Completely free and open-source
Pricing: Free forever
Best for: Individuals & startups
Score: 78/100
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About LocalAI
LocalAI provides self-hosted AI API compatible with OpenAI. Run models locally, keep the same API—local AI with familiar interfaces.
The compatibility reduces migration effort. The models are self-hosted. The privacy is yours.
Teams wanting OpenAI API compatibility with self-hosting use LocalAI for local inference.
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LocalAI FAQ
LocalAI is completely free and open source. You can run it on your own hardware to host LLMs privately without any licensing costs or API fees.
LocalAI is an OpenAI-compatible server for running large language models locally. It provides a REST API that matches OpenAI's format, so you can use existing tools with local models.
LocalAI provides OpenAI API compatibility for drop-in replacement of OpenAI endpoints. Ollama offers a simpler CLI experience for running models locally. Both run LLMs on your own hardware.