Question 1

What is Llama for Windows?

Accepted Answer

Llama for Windows (llama.app) is a free system-tray server that runs llama.cpp and exposes local models through an OpenAI-compatible API, so apps and coding agents can use them like any hosted model.

Question 2

Can coding agents use Llama for Windows?

Accepted Answer

Yes—that is the target use case. Any agent that lets you set an OpenAI-compatible base URL can point at the local server and run on your machine's models.

Question 3

Is Llama for Windows free?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the app is free at llama.app. You supply the models and the hardware.

Question 4

Which models can it serve?

Accepted Answer

Anything llama.cpp supports—GGUF-format open-weight models across the Qwen, Llama, DeepSeek, Mistral, and similar families. Capability depends on your GPU and memory.

Llama for Windows: A Local Model API in Your System Tray

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