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LocalAI

LocalAI is the open-source AI engine. Run any model - LLMs, vision, voice, image, video - on any hardware. No GPU required.

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Overview

Description

Run any AI model — LLMs, vision, voice, image, and video — entirely on your own infrastructure, no GPU required. One self-hosted engine with drop-in OpenAI, Anthropic, and ElevenLabs API compatibility. Built-in user management, AI agents, fine-tuning, and distributed scaling — all while keeping your data private.

Technical scorecard

License

MIT

Commercial use

Yes

OpenAI-compatible API

Yes

REST API

Yes

Fine-tuning support

Yes

Quantization support

Yes

Docker available

Yes

GUI / no-code available

Yes

Telemetry

Unknown

Offline after setup

Yes

Data & Privacy

Does it send data online?

After setup, this listing is marked as usable offline. Confirm network behavior against the upstream project before regulated deployment.

Does it store history?

Not verified in this directory yet. Review the upstream docs for persistence, logs, and workspace storage.

License checks?

Commercial use is marked as allowed or likely allowed by the listed license.

Telemetry?

Unknown

Last verified: Jul 22, 2026. Maintainer verification should be treated as directory guidance, not legal advice.

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Setup & Installation

Easy

A developer can usually get this running with standard docs.

# Start with the official project repository
# https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI

Hardware Requirements

Hardware tagsCPU, GPU (NVIDIA), GPU (AMD), GPU (Apple Silicon)
LanguagesGo

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