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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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Qwen3-Coder-Next Local Setup Guide 2026: Ollama and GGUF
Run Qwen3-Coder-Next locally via Ollama or llama.cpp. 80B MoE, 70.6% SWE-bench, Apache 2.0. VRAM requirements, editor integrations, and OOM fixes.
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CodeGraph Setup Guide 2026: Cut Claude Code Tool Calls by 58%
Install CodeGraph v0.9.9 and connect it to Claude Code and Cursor via MCP. The MIT-licensed code knowledge graph cuts tool calls by 58% and tokens by 47%.
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Devstral Small 2 Review 2026: 68% SWE-bench on RTX 4090
Devstral Small 2 scores 68% on SWE-bench Verified and runs on a single RTX 4090 with Ollama. Apache 2.0 license, 256K context, full setup guide.
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GLM-5.1 Review 2026: MIT 744B MoE That Tops SWE-Bench Pro
GLM-5.1 is the first open-source model to top SWE-Bench Pro at 58.4%. Unsloth GGUF local setup, VRAM requirements, and when the Z.ai API beats self-hosting.
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AMD Lemonade Review 2026: GPU, NPU, and Multi-Modal
AMD Lemonade v10.6 brings GPU + NPU hybrid LLM inference, image gen, and speech to self-hosters. Apache 2.0, works on Ryzen AI 300, NVIDIA, and Apple Silicon.
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