awesome-local-llm
A curated list of awesome platforms, tools, practices and resources that helps run LLMs locally
Free OpenAI/OpenRouter API access at 10 cents a week, self-hostable.
aipipe is an open-source self-hosted project by sanand0 (sanand0/aipipe on GitHub). It has 37 GitHub stars and 22 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 3 October 2026.
Use the hosted service or deploy your own.
Receive API access at a tiny weekly cost.
Use it as the backend for front-end LLM apps.
Prototype without wrestling API billing.
OpenAI/OpenRouter access at about 10 cents a week.
Ideal backend for pure front-end LLM apps.
Run your own instance for full control.
Start building with LLMs for almost nothing.
Standard API shape your code already knows.
Free for personal and commercial use.
Download the source and move into the project folder.
git clone https://github.com/sanand0/aipipe.git
cd aipipeEvery project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.
cat README.md | head -60Follow the project's launch command โ Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.
# see README for the exact launch commandIt is an open-source project at sanand0/aipipe with 22 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.
MIT licensed โ commercial use allowed with attribution.
It pools access so individual builders pay a tiny shared cost โ see the site for details.
Yes โ it is designed to be self-hostable.
Pure front-end LLM apps that need an API backend.
A curated list of awesome platforms, tools, practices and resources that helps run LLMs locally
A list of Free Software network services and web applications which can be hosted on your own servers
Laminar - open-source observability platform purpose-built for AI agents. YC S24.
Open source AI video system: a self-hostable NVR (ONVIF/RTSP, recording, WebRTC)
๐ The Internet Computer! Free, Open-Source, and Self-Hostable.
A private AI tutor that adapts to how you learn โ self-hostable.
The most-starred other Self-Hosted projects in the LibreAI catalogue โ the realistic shortlist if aipipe is not the right fit.
A list of Free Software network services and web applications which can be hosted on your own servers
Uptime Kuma โ a fancy self-hosted monitoring tool: uptime checks for sites and services every 20 seconds, with a beautiful status page and 90+ alert channels
Home Assistant โ open-source home automation that puts local control and privacy first: thousands of integrations, automations and dashboards on your own hardware
Vaultwarden โ an unofficial Bitwarden-compatible server in Rust: the full password-manager experience, including premium features, on a tiny self-hosted footprint
Pi-hole โ a black hole for internet advertisements: network-wide ad and tracker blocking at the DNS level, for every device in the house, from one small box
Free and open โ grab the source, star the repo, and start creating.