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Lemonade

Self-hosted local AI platform for running text, image and speech models on your own hardware.

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Introduction

Lemonade runs text, image, speech and embedding models locally, with a GUI, CLI, REST API and SDKs. It installs on Windows, macOS, Linux and Docker, offers OpenAI-compatible endpoints for existing apps, and states it collects no telemetry.

Added on
Nov 2, 2026
Website
lemonade-server.ai
Pricing model
Free

Product information

What is Lemonade?

Lemonade is a self-hosted local AI platform for running models on your own machine and integrating them into other tools.

How to use Lemonade?

Install Lemonade, launch the GUI, CLI or API, pick or import models from its registry or Hugging Face, and connect apps via the OpenAI-compatible interface.

Core features of Lemonade

  • Local runtime with GUI, CLI, REST API and SDKs
  • Zero-telemetry private inference
  • Text, image, speech, transcription and embeddings
  • Windows, macOS, Linux, Docker and Snap installs
  • OpenAI-compatible integration
  • Model management via registry and Hugging Face

Use cases of Lemonade

  1. 1Chatting with local models privately
  2. 2Local image generation and transcription
  3. 3Building apps and agents with the SDK or API
  4. 4Connecting to Open WebUI, n8n or AnythingLLM
  5. 5Serving AI across a home or LAN

Frequently asked questions about Lemonade

What is Lemonade used for?+

Running local AI models for chat, images, speech, embeddings and app integration.

How do I install Lemonade?+

On Windows, macOS, Linux, Docker or supported package managers, then open the GUI, CLI or API.

Which category is Lemonade in?+

Lemonade is listed under AI Code Editor.

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local aiopen source aideveloper toolsllm runtimeai api

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