# Core vs GPT4All (slim)

> GPT4All scores 36.3 (F) on agent readiness against Core's 7.3 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do local inference. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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GPT4All scores 36.3 (F) on agent readiness against Core's 7.3 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do local inference.

- Core: F 7.3, rank #460 of 460 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ghost-core.min.md
- GPT4All: F 36.3, rank #445 of 460 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gpt4all.min.md
- Core, good for A household that wants a dedicated box running open-weight models and a memory of its apps, files and devices at home, with a one-off price and no subscription, once it ships.
- GPT4All, good for A person who wants a simple desktop chat with local models and their own documents, with no setup beyond an installer. Ahead on Reliability, 56 against 5; Schema & documentation, 40 against 7; Agent ergonomics, 41 against 4; Security & auth, 28 against 6; Payments & pricing, 60 against 10; Transparency & trust, 57 against 45. Also No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card; Open source.

| Category | Core | GPT4All |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 5 | 56 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 7 | 40 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 4 | 41 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 6 | 28 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 10 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 3 | 6 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 45 | 57 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Core | GPT4All |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Ghost (ZMJ, Inc.) | Nomic, Inc. |
| Auth | OAuth or key | None |
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Licence | Not stated. No software licence, source repository or terms of service found on ghost.ai (checked 2026-10-05). Models listed are Qwen 3.8-Next, Qwen 3.8-27B, Gemma 4-31B and Muse-Glimmer-30B. Ghost doesn't state their licences, and the origin of Muse-Glimmer-30B was not found | MIT (app, backend and bindings). Models downloaded through the app carry their own licences |
| Last release | none | 2025-02-24 |
| Popularity | none | 77k stars, 11k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 2/5 (1) | 1/5 (2) |