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LlamaGPT vs PrivateGPT

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted self-hosted ai options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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LL LlamaGPT Self-hosted offline ChatGPT-like chatbot powered by Llama VS PR PrivateGPT Ask questions about your documents fully offline
FeatureLlamaGPTPrivateGPT
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score30 · At risk100 · Excellent
CategorySelf-Hosted AISelf-Hosted AI
LicenseMITApache-2.0
LanguageTypeScriptPython
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM8,192 MB8,192 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker, bare-metal, source
GitHub stars★ 10,936★ 57,526
First released20232023
ReplacesChatGPTChatGPT

What are LlamaGPT and PrivateGPT?

LlamaGPT

LlamaGPT is a self-hosted, offline chatbot that runs Llama-family models with a ChatGPT-style interface. It works fully on your own hardware with no data leaving your machine and integrates with home server platforms.

  • Fully offline operation
  • ChatGPT-style UI
  • Multiple model sizes
  • Umbrel one-click install

Read the full LlamaGPT guide →

PrivateGPT

PrivateGPT is a production-ready AI project that lets you ask questions about documents using LLMs entirely offline. It provides an API following the OpenAI standard and a Gradio UI for local RAG.

  • Fully offline RAG
  • OpenAI-compatible API
  • Document ingestion
  • No data leaves the host

Read the full PrivateGPT guide →

LlamaGPT vs PrivateGPT: key differences

LlamaGPT is written in TypeScript, while PrivateGPT is built with Python. Licensing differs — MIT for LlamaGPT versus Apache-2.0 for PrivateGPT. PrivateGPT has the considerably larger community, at 57,526 GitHub stars versus 10,936.

Why pick each one

Choose LlamaGPT if…

  • Complete privacy
  • Simple Docker setup

Watch out for

  • Needs significant RAM
  • No GPU acceleration on some setups
LlamaGPT details

Choose PrivateGPT if…

  • Fully offline capable
  • OpenAI-compatible API
  • Privacy-focused design

Watch out for

  • GPU recommended
  • Setup can be fiddly
PrivateGPT details

Frequently asked questions

Is LlamaGPT or PrivateGPT better?

Neither is universally better. PrivateGPT has the larger community, while LlamaGPT is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are LlamaGPT and PrivateGPT free and open-source?

Yes. LlamaGPT is licensed under MIT and PrivateGPT under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run LlamaGPT and PrivateGPT with Docker?

LlamaGPT: yes. PrivateGPT: yes.

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