Rodiun/frugon
Free, local, open-source LLM cost analyzer - see where your LLM bill leaks, on your machine.
- Stars
- 216
- Forks
- 12
- Open issues
- 0
- Last push
- 7d ago
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About frugon
frugon is a free, open-source LLM chat app by Rodiun, written mainly in Python. Free, local, open-source LLM cost analyzer - see where your LLM bill leaks, on your machine. It has 216 GitHub stars and 12 forks, and was last updated 7d ago. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- MIT
- Commercial use
- Commercial OK
- Language
- Python
- Stars
- 216
- Last update
- 7d ago
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Required
- Self-hostable
- Yes
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frugon FAQ
Can I use frugon commercially?
Yes. MIT is a permissive license: commercial use is allowed as long as you keep the license notice. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice.
Is frugon free?
frugon is open source, but it needs a paid third-party API key to work. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license.
Does frugon run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, frugon works on macOS.
Does frugon need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is frugon still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated 7d ago and has 0 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to frugon?
Similar free, open-source tools include one-api, Vane, self-llm, llm-workflow-engine.
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