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GPT4All

Nomic's desktop app for running AI models privately on everyday desktops and laptops

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Scores on the apps for running ai models locally criteria

Evaluated Nov 5, 2026
  • Model formats and downloads ×3 3

    3/5 means: One model format (GGUF), with in-app search and download of Hugging Face models

    One format family, llama.cpp models (GGUF) from Hugging Face, which you can search and sort inside the app.

    3 quotes
  • GPU support ×3 4

    4/5 means: NVIDIA, AMD and Apple Silicon GPUs

    CPU, Apple Silicon through Metal, and NVIDIA and AMD GPUs through Vulkan; Intel GPUs are not named on the pages we captured.

    3 quotes
  • Local API for other apps ×2 3

    3/5 means: OpenAI-compatible chat endpoint that only listens on your own computer

    An OpenAI-compatible API server that only listens on localhost over HTTP.

    3 quotes
  • Release recency ×2 1

    1/5 means: Latest release more than 12 months old

    The newest changelog entry, version 3.10.0, is dated 24 February 2025, more than 12 months before 5 November 2026.

    1 quote

Evidence (15 quotes)

  1. 1
    “GPT4All connects you with LLMs from HuggingFace with a llama.cpp backend so that they will run efficiently on your hardware.”
    docs.gpt4all.io/gpt4all_desktop/models.html · checked
  2. 2
    “You can click the gear icon in the search bar to sort search results by their # of likes, # of downloads, or date of upload (all from HuggingFace).”
    docs.gpt4all.io/gpt4all_desktop/models.html · checked
  3. 3
    “We support models with a llama.cpp implementation which have been uploaded to HuggingFace .”
    docs.gpt4all.io/gpt4all_help/faq.html · checked
  4. 4
    “GPT4All can run on CPU, Metal (Apple Silicon M1+), and GPU.”
    docs.gpt4all.io/gpt4all_help/faq.html · checked
  5. 5
    “September 18th, 2023: Nomic Vulkan launches supporting local LLM inference on NVIDIA and AMD GPUs.”
    github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all · checked
  6. 6
    “Anything Direct3D 11/12 or OpenGL 2.1 capable”
    github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all/blob/main/gpt4all-chat/system_requirements.md · checked
  7. 7
    “The base URL used for the API server is http://localhost:4891/v1”
    docs.gpt4all.io/gpt4all_api_server/home.html · checked
  8. 8
    “The server only accepts HTTP connections (not HTTPS) and only listens on localhost (127.0.0.1)”
    docs.gpt4all.io/gpt4all_api_server/home.html · checked
  9. 9
    “Allow any application on your device to use GPT4All via an OpenAI-compatible GPT4All API”
    docs.gpt4all.io/gpt4all_desktop/settings.html · checked
  10. 10
    “Opt-in to sharing interactions with GPT4All community”
    docs.gpt4all.io/gpt4all_desktop/settings.html · checked
  11. 11
    “No API calls or GPUs required - you can just download the application and get started .”
    github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all · checked
  12. 12
    “Note that Windows and Linux PCs with ARM CPUs are not currently supported.”
    github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all/blob/main/gpt4all-chat/system_requirements.md · checked
  13. 13
    “With GPT4All, you can chat with models, turn your local files into information sources for models (LocalDocs) , or browse models available online to download onto your device.”
    docs.gpt4all.io/gpt4all_desktop/quickstart.html · checked
  14. 14
    “[3.10.0] - 2025-02-24”
    github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all/blob/main/gpt4all-chat/CHANGELOG.md · checked
  15. 15
    “The Linux build is x86-64 only (no ARM).”
    github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all · checked

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