# Docker Model Runner vs screenpipe (slim)

> screenpipe scores 60.8 (C) on agent readiness against Docker Model Runner's 57.1 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Docker Model Runner leads on reliability and payments & pricing. Both do local inference. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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screenpipe scores 60.8 (C) on agent readiness against Docker Model Runner's 57.1 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Docker Model Runner leads on reliability and payments & pricing. Both do local inference.

- Docker Model Runner: C 57.1, rank #483 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/docker-model-runner.min.md
- screenpipe: C 60.8, rank #385 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/screenpipe.min.md
- Docker Model Runner, good for A team that already runs Docker and wants local models served to containers and Compose services through OpenAI-, Anthropic- or Ollama-compatible routes, with models stored as OCI artefacts. Ahead on Reliability, 85 against 65; Payments & pricing, 60 against 30. Also No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card; Open source.
- screenpipe, good for One person who wants an agent to recall what they saw, said or heard on their own computer, meetings included, with local storage and local transcription. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 81 against 49; Agent ergonomics, 75 against 58; Security & auth, 48 against 40; Maintenance & community, 82 against 55. Also Runs on your own machine.

| Category | Docker Model Runner | screenpipe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 85 | 65 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 49 | 81 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 58 | 75 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 40 | 48 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 55 | 82 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 73 | 70 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Docker Model Runner | screenpipe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | Model platform |
| Vendor | Docker, Inc. | Negentropy Labs, Inc. (dba Screenpipe) |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, stdio, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | None | API key |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 (server, CLI plugin and `dmr` binary). Docker Desktop, which bundles it, is closed software under Docker's subscription agreement, and each model carries its own licence | Screenpipe Commercial License (source-available). Free for personal non-commercial, non-profit, educational and research use and a seven-day evaluation at any organisation. Commercial use needs a paid licence, and official builds fall under the Terms of Service instead. Versions released earlier under MIT stay MIT |
| Tools exposed | none | 33 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| MCP registry | not listed | `io.github.screenpipe/screenpipe-mcp` |
| Last release | 2026-08-12 | 2026-10-01 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-26 | 2026-09-02 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-26 | 2026-09-24 |
| Popularity | 656 stars | 22k stars, 10k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 2/5 (2) |