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localaik is a local compatibility server for a subset of the Gemini and OpenAI APIs. Run one container locally, point your SDK to it, and the proxy serves both protocol shapes on the same port for tests and development.

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Localaik – Run OpenAI and Gemini APIs Locally for CI and Tests

by gokhalh·May 19, 2026·1 point·2 comments
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Single container handling both OpenAI and Gemini wire formats for deterministic CI tests.

Strengths
  • •Translates two distinct API protocols to one local backend without code changes.
  • •Bundles pdftoppm for handling vision model image inputs automatically.
  • •Eliminates network flakiness and API costs during unit test execution.
Weaknesses
  • •Limited to Gemma 3 via llama.cpp; cannot swap underlying models easily.
  • •Likely lacks full parity with rapidly changing official API edge cases.
Target Audience

Backend developers and QA engineers writing tests for LLM integrations

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LocalAI · Ollama · LM Studio

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