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llamafile
Packs a model and its engine into one executable file: download, make it executable, run. Works across operating systems with no install.
Who it is for
For people who want to ship or run a model as a single file without environment fuss.
How to start
- Download the example:
curl -LO https://huggingface.co/mozilla-ai/llamafile_0.10/resolve/main/Qwen3.5-0.8B-Q8_0.llamafile. - Make it executable:
chmod +x Qwen3.5-0.8B-Q8_0.llamafile. - Run it:
./Qwen3.5-0.8B-Q8_0.llamafile.
Steps are taken from the README. Check the current version in the repository before running them.
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Distribute and run LLMs with a single file.
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