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2026-04-11 17:37
Building Openbench, a local-first LLM workspace
I've been using local LLMs for a while now, but the tools still feel rough. Ollama makes running models easy. However, when you want to do more than just a basic prompt, like comparing two models, refining a system prompt, or checking what was actually sent, you end up piecing things together.
So, I started building Openbench.
What it is
This is a desktop app for experimenting with lo...