Ollama
Local LLM RunnersRun large language models locally with a simple CLI and API
Replaces ChatGPT, OpenAI API
Best Docker Local LLM Runners for self-hosting
The 14 best Docker local llm runners you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
vLLM
Local LLM RunnersHigh-throughput LLM serving engine with PagedAttention
Replaces OpenAI API
LiteLLM
Local LLM RunnersUnified proxy and gateway for 100+ LLM APIs
Replaces OpenRouter
New API
Local LLM RunnersNext-gen LLM gateway and AI asset management system
Replaces OpenRouter, OpenAI API
FastChat
Local LLM RunnersPlatform for serving and evaluating large language models
Replaces OpenAI API
One API
Local LLM RunnersUnified OpenAI-compatible gateway for many LLM providers
Replaces OpenAI API, OpenRouter
OpenLLM
Local LLM RunnersRun any open LLM as an OpenAI-compatible API endpoint
Replaces OpenAI API
Text Generation Inference
Local LLM RunnersHugging Face toolkit for production LLM serving
Replaces OpenAI API
LMDeploy
Local LLM RunnersToolkit for compressing and serving large language models
Replaces OpenAI API, Hugging Face Inference Endpoints
Serge
Local LLM RunnersSelf-hosted LLaMA chat UI with no API keys needed
Replaces ChatGPT
Text Embeddings Inference
Local LLM RunnersFast inference server for text embedding models
Replaces OpenAI Embeddings API
Harbor LLM Toolkit
Local LLM RunnersContainerized LLM toolkit to run a local AI stack with one CLI
Replaces OpenAI Platform
Aphrodite Engine
Local LLM RunnersHigh-throughput inference engine for large language models
Replaces OpenAI API
LLMKube
Local LLM RunnersKubernetes operator for llama.cpp-native LLM inference with GPU
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