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RWKV-Runner
A RWKV management and startup tool, full automation, only 8MB. And provides an interface compatible with the OpenAI API. RWKV is a large language model that is fully open source and available for commercial use.
Project last updated：07/07/26
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Why we included this project
RWKV is a fully open-source LLM family you can run locally and even use commercially, and RWKV-Runner removes most of the setup pain. The tool handles model downloads, weight management, and startup inside a few-megabyte desktop app, so someone who has never touched a terminal can be chatting within minutes. It also exposes an OpenAI-compatible HTTP API, meaning existing ChatGPT clients, tools, and scripts can be pointed at your local instance without rewriting anything. That makes it a natural fit for teams that need data to stay on-premises, developers testing open-weight models, and hobbyists exploring local LLMs. For heavier workloads, you can run the Python backend on a GPU server and keep the lightweight GUI as a remote client.
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