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Desktop tools for running compatible AI models on your own computer.
Free software still needs suitable hardware and storage. Model licenses vary, and optional cloud features should be evaluated separately from local execution.
Filter and compare this category →Local model runner and API for downloading, serving, and using open models on your own hardware.
Unlimited local inference on your hardware; optional cloud starter credits and paid usage are separate.
Keep in mindLocal speed and model size depend on your hardware; commercial rights depend on each downloaded model's license.
Desktop local-AI workspace with model discovery, chat, document retrieval, agents, and compatible local APIs.
Free local models, Bionic Agent, offline transcription, limited web search, and LM Link for five devices.
Keep in mindLocal model speed and quality depend on compatible hardware; output rights depend on each model's license.
Desktop app and Python library for running downloaded language models and chatting with local documents.
Free local model inference on your hardware, with no hosted prompt-credit quota.
Keep in mindThe app's permissive software license does not license every model or its outputs. Check each model's commercial terms and hardware requirements.
Open-source desktop assistant for downloading local models, building assistants, connecting tools, and serving a local API.
Free local inference after downloading a model; no cloud account or per-prompt usage fee is required.
Keep in mindJan's Apache 2.0 code license is separate from downloaded model licenses. Output-use rights and hardware requirements vary by model; connected online tools require network access.
A family of downloadable image-generation models used through local software such as ComfyUI, with terms that differ by model version.
Run eligible downloadable models locally without a hosted credit quota; hardware costs and each model's license still apply.
Keep in mindCheck the exact model: SD3.5 uses the Community License, while other versions may have different terms. No universal output-rights or watermark claim applies across the family.
OpenAI's downloadable speech-recognition models and Python tools for local transcription and speech translation into English.
Free local transcription with downloadable model weights; no hosted minute allowance or account is needed.
Keep in mindCode and model weights use the MIT license; that does not establish rights to every input recording or resulting transcript. Setup and local compute are required.
Local desktop and self-hosted AI workspace for document chat, retrieval, agents, and connections to local or hosted models.
Free desktop and self-hosted software; local models avoid provider token quotas while using your own compute.
Keep in mindMIT-licensed application code does not grant universal rights to connected models or outputs. Desktop is local; hosted multi-user service and external APIs have separate costs.
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