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I switched from LM Studio/Ollama to llama.cpp, and I absolutely love it

I switched from LM Studio/Ollama to llama.cpp, and I absolutely love it Credit: By Dhruv Bhutani Published Nov 2, 2025 Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the personal technology landscape through features and opinion pieces. He writes for XDA-Developers, where he focuses on topics like productivity, networking, self-hosting, and more.

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Host A Welcome back to Exploring Next! Today we're looking at I switched from LM Studio/Ollama to llama.cpp, and I absolutely love it.

Host B Yeah, this one caught our eye because I switched from LM Studio/Ollama to llama.cpp, and I absolutely love it Credit: By Dhruv Bhutani Published Nov 2, 2025 Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the personal technology landscape through features and opinion pieces.

Host A So the big idea is He writes for XDA-Developers, where he focuses on topics like productivity, networking, self-hosting, and more.

Host B What stood out to me is Over the years, his work has also appeared in leading publications such as Android Police, Android Authority, CNET, PCMag, and more.

Host A If you're curious, give the original a read: https://www.xda-developers.com/switched-from-lm-studioollama-to-llamacpp-and-i-love-it/.

Host B And let us know what you try next!