...It provides command-line tools, a server mode with an OpenAI-compatible API style, model conversion utilities, and extensive backend acceleration options. llama.cpp runs on CPUs and GPUs, with support for Apple silicon, x86, RISC-V, CUDA, HIP, Vulkan, SYCL, Metal, and hybrid CPU-GPU execution. Its main value is making practical LLM inference accessible across consumer machines, servers, and specialized deployment environments.