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2026-04-08 13:56
Ollama, LM Studio, and GPT4All Are All Just llama.cpp — Here's Why Performance Still Differs
Ollama, LM Studio, and GPT4All Are All Just llama.cpp — Here's Why Performance Still Differs
When running local LLMs on an RTX 4060 8GB, the first decision isn't the model. It's the framework.
llama.cpp, Ollama, LM Studio, vLLM, GPT4All — plenty of options. But under an 8GB VRAM constraint, the framework choice directly affects inference speed. A 0.5GB difference in overhead changes wh...