Lemonade: Local AI for Text, Images, and Speech

# Refreshingly fast images LLMs
on GPUs and NPUs

Open source. Private. Ready in minutes on any PC.

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Chat
What can I do with 128 GB of unified RAM?
Load up models like gpt-oss-120b or Qwen-Coder-Next for advanced tool use.
What should I tune first?
You can use --no-mmap to speed up load times and increase context size to 64 or more.
Image Generation
A pitcher of lemonade in the style of a renaissance painting
Speech
Hello, I am your AI assistant. What can I do for you today?
Open Source

## Built by the local AI community for every PC.

Lemonade exists because local AI should be free, open, fast, and private.

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### Built on the best inference engines

Ecosystem

## Works with great apps.

Lemonade is integrated in many apps and works out-of-box with hundreds more thanks to the OpenAI API standard.

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Tech Specs

## Built for practical local AI workflows.

Everything from install to runtime is optimized for fast setup, broad compatibility, and local-first execution.

### Native C++ Backend

Lightweight service that is only 2MB.

### One Minute Install

Simple installer that sets up the stack automatically.

### OpenAI API Compatible

Works with hundreds of apps out-of-box and integrates in minutes.

### Auto-configures for your hardware

Configures dependencies for your GPU and NPU.

### Multi-engine compatibility

Works with llama.cpp, Ryzen AI SW, FastFlowLM, and more.

### Multiple Models at Once

Run more than one model at the same time.

### Cross-platform

A consistent experience across Windows, Linux, and macOS (beta).

### Built-in app

A GUI that lets you download, try, and switch models quickly.

Unified API

## One local service for every modality.

Point your app at Lemonade and get chat, vision, image gen, transcription, speech gen, and more with standard APIs.

POST /api/v1/chat/completions

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## Always improving.

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