LocalAI

Run AI models locally with an OpenAI-compatible API

About LocalAI

LocalAI is an open-source runtime that lets you run AI models on your own hardware instead of calling cloud providers. A single binary exposes an OpenAI-compatible API, and also speaks the Anthropic, Ollama and ElevenLabs APIs, so existing clients usually need only a URL change. It serves text, voice, vision, image, video and 3D workloads through swappable engines such as llama.cpp and vLLM, works on CPU-only machines, scales across clustered GPUs, and keeps your data on-premises.

LocalAI website preview

Live preview of localai.io via the WordPress mShots service — it can take a few seconds to generate on a first visit.

LocalAI: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers local llm, open source, self hosted, inference, openai api — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

Free tools can change their model or shut down — avoid locking critical work into it without an export path.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 1164 tools in the Developer Tools category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

LocalAI pricing

Pricing model	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Free access	Yes — fully free
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	localai.io

LocalAI key facts

Category: Developer Tools
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: local llm, open source, self hosted, inference, openai api
Official site: localai.io

LocalAI FAQ

How much does LocalAI cost?

Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (localai.io).

What is LocalAI used for?

Run AI models locally with an OpenAI-compatible API Its focus areas in the Developer Tools category: local llm, open source, self hosted, inference, openai api.

Where can I try LocalAI?

On its official site, localai.io — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

LocalAI vs alternatives

	LocalAI	Anubis	Atheos	BunkerWeb
Pricing	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.
Focus areas	local llm, open source, self hosted, inference, openai api	bot protection, security, self hosted, open source	ide, code editor, self hosted, open source	waf, security, open source, self hosted
Official site	localai.io	anubis.techaro.lol	atheos.io	bunkerweb.io
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Developer Tools category

Editors, platforms, and services developers rely on to build and ship software. The Developer Tools category on Tools Hub currently lists 1164 tools. Alongside LocalAI, it includes Google Colab, Havoptic, AnyCable, Thelia.

FreeDeveloper Toolslocal-llmopen-sourceself-hostedinferenceopenai-api

Alternatives to LocalAI

Tools in the same Developer Tools category that share focus areas with LocalAI — worth comparing before you commit:

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Anubis

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Atheos

Lightweight open-source web-based IDE that runs anywhere

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BunkerWeb

Open-source web application firewall that protects web services

Freemiumwafsecurityopen-sourceself-hosted

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cgit

A hyperfast web frontend for Git repositories written in C

Freegitsource-codeopen-sourceself-hosted

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Cockpit

Self-hosted, API-first headless CMS with an open-source MIT core

Freeheadless-cmsapiself-hostedopen-source

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Easy-WI

Webinterface for managing game servers, voice servers and webspace.

Freegame-serverscontrol-panelopen-sourceself-hosted

More in Developer Tools

Comparing tools in the Developer Tools category? These related listings are worth a look: Google Colab — Hosted Jupyter notebooks that run Python in your browser; Havoptic — AI coding tool releases and changelogs, tracked daily; AnyCable — Realtime server with delivery guarantees for any backend.