# Local LLM runners

7 apps ranked by verified data.
Source: https://altcatalog.com/category/local-llm-runners/

## Apps

- [GPT4All](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/gpt4all.md) — Local chatbot runner from Nomic
- [Jan](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/jan.md) — Open source local-first ChatGPT alternative
- [llama.cpp](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/llamacpp.md) — The reference C++ inference engine for GGUF models
- [LM Studio](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/lm-studio.md) — Desktop app for local LLMs with a friendly UI
- [LocalAI](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/localai.md) — Self-hosted OpenAI-compatible API for local models
- [Ollama](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/ollama.md) — Run open-weight models locally with one command
- [Open WebUI](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/open-webui.md) — Self-hosted chat UI for local and API models

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