llama-cpp-python System Requirements (CPU, RAM, Disk)

llama-cpp-python provides high-performance Python bindings for llama.cpp, the popular C/C++ LLM inference engine. With 10k+ GitHub stars, it offers a complete solution for running local LLMs: low-level ctypes access to the C API, a high-level Python API with LangChain/LlamaIndex compatibility, and an OpenAI-compatible web server with function calling, vision API, and multi-model support. Install via pip, run as a Docker container, or use as a local Copilot replacement — all fully self-hosted.