Ollama + Chatbox vs LM Studio vs GPT4All for Local LLM Usage

Data Engineers in Toronto June 2025 Monthly Meeting

Topic: Ollama + Chatbox vs LM Studio vs GPT4All for Local LLM Usage

Teaser: Have you ever wanted to set up your own locally running LLM? It can be a great way to cut down on costs while building an agent or Gen AI tool. We would be exploring four popular local LLM setup tools. If you are looking to develop AI agents using local LLMs to save on dev costs, Ollama + Chatbox is highly recommended.

Speaker: Michael Olafusi, Power BI Developer & Data Engineer

Speaker Profile:
Michael is a 10x Microsoft MVP and founder of MHS Analytics Inc. He consults as a Power BI developer and data engineer. He is also the organiser of the Data Engineers in Toronto meetup group.

You can add him on LinkedIn via https://www.linkedin.com/in/olafusimichael/

The meeting is over Microsoft Teams and the joining link is https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NzZkYWIyOTAtODk1MC00MjVmLWJlNjUtNTRiODZmODA2Zjdh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22bd9727e8-f539-4c76-983c-6c30130c0bee%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%229e8d5a64-e773-4ca2-90f6-9a266129171e%22%7d

See you at the meeting!