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llama.cpp Just Hit 1.0 — Local AI Apps Finally Have a Stable Foundation
DEV · By Shakeel Ahmed ·
The Brief
- llama.cpp released version 1.0.0 on November 13, 2026, after about three and a half years of commit-number builds.
- The release centres on a promise that the public API is now stable, not on a new model or a speed boost.
- Developers building local AI apps on llama.cpp get a versioned foundation to depend on.
Why it matters
A stable public API from llama.cpp lets developers build local AI applications on it with less risk of breaking changes between releases.
Who’s affected
- Developers building local AI apps on llama.cpp
- llama.cpp 1.0.0
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llama.cpp Just Hit 1.0 — Local AI Apps Finally Have a Stable Foundation After three and a half years of commit-number builds, llama.cpp released version 1.0.0 on November 13, 2026 — and the headline is not a new model or a speed boost. It is a promise: the public API is now…