Ollama
An open-source model runner with a command line and REST API.
AI Stays Local and OllamaCompare
AI Stays Local and other local AI tools
Six projects that people weigh against AI Stays Local, each described from its own public pages as checked on 2026-09-21. Several do things AI Stays Local does not, and each page says when the other project is the better fit.
LM Studio
A desktop application for running local models, with a CLI and a local server.
AI Stays Local and LM StudioAnythingLLM
An open-source document workspace that connects to local or hosted model providers.
AI Stays Local and AnythingLLMOpen WebUI
A self-hosted web interface that connects to model runtimes.
AI Stays Local and Open WebUILocalAI
An open-source engine with multi-provider API compatibility, hardware detection and distributed modes.
AI Stays Local and LocalAIexo
Open-source software for running models across a cluster of your own devices.
AI Stays Local and exo