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// local-llm · AlexsJones/llmfit

llmfit

Hundreds of models & providers. One command to find what runs on your hardware.

★ 37.5k stars⑂ 2.4k forksMITupdated 2026-10
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// project facts

Project facts

llmfit is an open-source local llm project by AlexsJones (AlexsJones/llmfit on GitHub). It has 37,547 GitHub stars and 2,406 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 3 October 2026.

GitHub stars
37,547
Forks
2,406
License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
3 October 2026
Category
Local LLM
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Official site
GitHub repo
// how it works

How it works

  1. Install the runtime

    One binary or app gets you a working local model setup.

  2. Download a model

    Pick a size that fits your RAM/VRAM; smaller models run on laptops.

  3. Chat or integrate

    Use the built-in UI, or point OpenAI-compatible clients at it.

  4. Go private

    Airplane mode works — your prompts never leave the device.

// features

Why people love it

LLM-powered

Large language models drive its smartest features, locally or via API.

100% private

Prompts and documents stay on your hardware, always.

Extensible

RAG, tools, and agents build on the same base.

Quantized efficiency

Smart compression runs big models on modest hardware.

Offline capable

Works on planes, in basements, behind firewalls.

Model choice

Swap between hundreds of open models freely.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 — Clone the repo

    Download the source and move into the project folder.

    git clone https://github.com/AlexsJones/llmfit.git
    cd llmfit
  2. Step 2 — Check the README

    Every project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.

    cat README.md | head -60
  3. Step 3 — Run it

    Follow the project's launch command — Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.

    # see README for the exact launch command
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains llmfit?

It is an open-source project at AlexsJones/llmfit with 2,406 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.

Is llmfit free for commercial use?

MIT licensed — use it commercially, no strings attached.

Which model should I start with?

A recent 8–32B instruct model is the sweet spot for most machines.

Is it really private?

Yes — with no network calls, there's nothing to leak.

Are local models as good as GPT-4?

Close on many tasks now; frontier cloud models still lead on hard reasoning.

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