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Lemonade vs RamaLama
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| Fact | Lemonade | RamaLama |
|---|---|---|
| Language | C++ | Python |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Stars | 5.8k | 3.1k |
| Latest | v2026.40.0 | v0.25.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-05 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | about 29 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 63 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 13 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace LM Studio. Alternatives to LM Studio →
PartialLemonadeA local server and app for running models, tuned for AMD GPUs and NPUs.
PartialRamaLamaPulls and runs models in containers from the command line, behind an OpenAI-compatible API.
Lemonade
- v2026.40.02026-09-30Streaming models now run on AMD integrated GPUs by sizing against the APU GTT pool instead of the fixed VRAM carve-out,…
- candidate-v2026.41.02026-09-30v2026.41.0 (release candidate)pre-release
- v2026.39.12026-09-23TheNoise updated to 0.7.1 with support for image editing and additional AMD GPUs: gfx103X, gfx110X, and gfx120X.
- candidate-v2026.40.02026-09-23v2026.40.0 (release candidate)pre-release
- candidate-v2026.39.12026-09-16v2026.39.1 (release candidate)pre-release
RamaLama
- v0.25.02026-09-25Update dependency huggingface-hub to ~=1.28.0 by @renovate[bot] in
- v0.24.02026-08-21Update dependency huggingface-hub to ~=1.21.0 by @renovate[bot] in
- v0.23.02026-06-24e2e: disable failing tests and environments
- v0.22.02026-06-05Improve macOS install instructions
- v0.21.02026-05-14fix: add CDI device resource limits for non-NVIDIA GPUs in Kubernetes YAML
Lemonade
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RamaLama
✓ signed The latest release, v0.25.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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