Local AI app and developer runtime for running, chatting with, and serving open models privately.
llama.cpp
llama.cpp enables local and cloud LLM inference with minimal setup, quantization, GPU backends, a CLI, and an OpenAI-compatible server.
What to know
Key features
- C/C++ inference
- GGUF
- Quantization
- Local server
- CPU/GPU backends
Best for
- Local inference
- Edge AI
- Open model serving
- Developer tooling
Pros
- Extremely efficient local LLM inference
- Broad hardware support including CPU-only and various GPU backends
- Lightweight C/C++ implementation with minimal dependencies
Cons
- Higher technical barrier for installation and setup
- Requires models to be converted to the GGUF format
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