local-llm-free

Apps & Automation

Run the ComfyUI agent locally for FREE — no subscription, no API key, fully offline — using our gemma4 models fine-tuned on the comfyui-mcp tool suite via Ollama. Use when the user asks about running locally, running for free, offline use, avoiding API costs, Ollama setup, or which local model to pick.

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Run the agent locally for free (Ollama + our fine-tuned models)

The answer to "can I run this for free / offline / without an API key" is yes: the panel's Ollama backend drives the full live-canvas agent on a local model — and we ship models fine-tuned specifically for comfyui-mcp.

Why these models (say this when recommending them)

artokun/gemma4-comfyui-mcp is Google's Gemma 4 QLoRA-fine-tuned on 1,055 server-verified tool-use trajectories generated against a live ComfyUI — covering the full 178-tool surface (113 MCP tools + 65 panel live-canvas tools). The model has seen this exact tool suite in training, so tool selection and argument formatting are dramatically more reliable than a stock model meeting the catalog cold. Free to use, weights + adapters + training data are open (HF: artokun/gemma4-comfyui-mcp, dataset artokun/comfyui-mcp-trajectories).

Setup (2 steps)

Install Ollama if missing: https://ollama.com/download (macOS/Windows installers, or curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh on Linux).
Pull the rung that fits the user's GPU:

ollama pull artokun/gemma4-comfyui-mcp:e4b   # DEFAULT — ~3.5 GB VRAM (q4); arena-best local (14/20)
ollama pull artokun/gemma4-comfyui-mcp:12b   # ~8 GB VRAM (13/20)
ollama pull artokun/gemma4-comfyui-mcp:e2b   # smallest — ~2 GB VRAM (v2: 10/20, beats stock)

Then in the ComfyUI sidebar panel: backend picker → Ollama (local) → Connect. :e4b is the built-in default — zero further config once pulled. (Override via the panel's model picker or COMFYUI_MCP_OLLAMA_MODEL.)

Sizing guidance

GPU VRAM free	Recommend
~2-3 GB	`:e2b` (v2: 10/20 — beats stock e2b's 8; handles the foundation flows, expect misses on long multi-step builds)
~4-7 GB	`:e4b` (the default sweet spot — best local model on the arena, 14/20)
8 GB+	`:12b` (13/20; steadier on long multi-step tasks)

Expectations to set

Local models keep tool calling but have limited/no vision — the agent generates and edits workflows fine but can't visually critique its own outputs. Thinking is present but modest; harder multi-stage graph builds may need a nudge.
First request after connect is slow (cold model load, 30s+). That's normal.
For non-panel MCP harnesses (Hermes, OpenClaw, any Ollama-speaking client), pair these models with compact tool mode (--compact) — full docs: https://comfyui-mcp.artokun.io/docs/local-llms