What is LocalAI?
It is a drop-in replacement REST API that’s compatible with OpenAI API specifications for local inferencing. It allows you to run LLMs (and not only) locally or on-prem with consumer grade hardware, supporting multiple model families that are compatible with the ggml format. Does not require GPU.
LocalAI is a tool in the Large Language Model Tools category of a tech stack.
LocalAI is an open source tool with GitHub stars and GitHub forks. Here’s a link to LocalAI's open source repository on GitHub
Who uses LocalAI?
Developers
LocalAI Integrations
C++, Replit, Whisper, Vicuna, and StableLM are some of the popular tools that integrate with LocalAI. Here's a list of all 9 tools that integrate with LocalAI.
LocalAI's Features
- Local, OpenAI drop-in alternative REST API. You own your data
- No GPU required. No Internet access is required either
- Supports multiple models
- Once loaded the first time, it keep models loaded in memory for faster inference
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