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01

Self-hosted OpenAI-compatible API for local models.

MIT LinuxmacOS
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Alt Score · 96

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Verified coverage 90%96
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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Open source local-first ChatGPT alternative.

Apache-2.0 WindowsmacOSLinux
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Alt Score · 93

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Verified coverage 90%92
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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03

Desktop app for local LLMs with a friendly UI.

Proprietary (closed source); lms CLI and TypeScript SDK are MIT WindowsmacOSLinux
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Alt Score · 85

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Verified coverage 90%83
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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04

The reference C++ inference engine for GGUF models.

MIT WindowsmacOSLinux
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Alt Score · 81

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Verified coverage 90%79
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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05

Run open-weight models locally with one command.

MIT macOSWindowsLinux
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Alt Score · 78

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Verified coverage 90%75
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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06

Local chatbot runner from Nomic.

MIT WindowsmacOSLinux
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Alt Score · 70

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%67
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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Self-hosted chat UI for local and API models.

Open WebUI License (BSD-3-Clause-based with branding restriction) LinuxWindowsmacOSWeb
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Alt Score · 66

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%62
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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