# LocalAI vs screenpipe (slim)

> LocalAI has a score of 68 (B) against screenpipe's 61.1 (C). Both do local inference. The largest gap is payments & pricing, 30 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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LocalAI has a score of 68 (B) against screenpipe's 61.1 (C). Both do local inference. The largest gap is payments & pricing, 30 points.

- LocalAI: B 68, rank #133 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/localai.min.md
- screenpipe: C 61.1, rank #233 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/screenpipe.min.md
- Pick LocalAI for reliability (+19), security & auth (+14), payments & pricing (+30). Pick screenpipe for transparency & trust (+26).

| Category | LocalAI | screenpipe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 84 | 65 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 81 | 81 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 71 | 75 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 62 | 48 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 80 | 82 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 47 | 73 |