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Find the right open-source AI tool.
Honest reviews and comparisons of open-source AI tools — LLM runners, image generators, coding assistants, and self-hosted stacks. No hype, just what works.
What we cover
Four categories of open-source AI tooling.
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LLM Runners
Ollama, llama.cpp, LM Studio, vLLM, Tabby — what each does best and which one fits your setup.
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Image Generation
ComfyUI, Automatic1111, InvokeAI, Fooocus — feature comparisons, workflow depth, and ease-of-use tradeoffs.
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Coding Assistants
Continue.dev, Cline, Aider, Tabby — open-source alternatives to Copilot that run on your own models.
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Self-Hosted Stack
Open WebUI, Flowise, n8n, Langfuse — the glue layer that turns individual tools into a working AI stack.
Latest posts
Fresh from the bench.
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Bumblebee Review 2026: Perplexity's Scanner for MCP Configs
Bumblebee is Perplexity's Apache 2.0, read-only supply-chain scanner — the first to treat MCP config files as a security surface. Install, scan output, and where Trivy still wins.
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DeepSeek Harness Review 2026: MIT Agent Runtime, Tested
DeepSeek Harness (dsh) reviewed: MIT license verified, Cordis plugin architecture, wiring it to a local Ollama endpoint, and what the 249k stars actually buy.
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AirLLM Review 2026: Running a 70B LLM on a 4GB GPU
AirLLM runs 70B models on a 4GB GPU by loading one layer at a time. Setup, the disk-bandwidth math, the real speeds, and when llama.cpp beats it in 2026.
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OpenViking Review 2026: ByteDance's AGPL Agent Memory DB
OpenViking 0.3.22 reviewed: the AGPLv3 license catch, filesystem-style agent memory, setup with Ollama, and when Chroma plus a memory layer is the better pick.
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MoneyPrinterTurbo Review 2026: Self-Hosted AI Video
MoneyPrinterTurbo review 2026: MIT license, v1.3.8 tested specs, Ollama LLM support, Docker setup, and where the 129k-star short-video generator falls short.
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