# Local / Private LLMs

> Run language models on hardware you control with the TX Text Control AI preview: llama.cpp runtime, GGUF models, LocalModelOptions, hardware and AI services.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Topic
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > AI Integration > Local / Private LLMs
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/ai/local-llms/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/ai/local-llms/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/ai/local-llms/llms-full.txt

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## On This Page

- [What Local Means](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/ai/local-llms/#what-local-means)
- [How a Local Model Runs](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/ai/local-llms/#how-a-local-model-runs)
- [Provide the Runtime](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/ai/local-llms/#provide-the-runtime)
- [Load a Model](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/ai/local-llms/#load-a-model)
- [Choose Hardware and Model Size](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/ai/local-llms/#choose-hardware-and-model-size)
- [Where Inference Runs](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/ai/local-llms/#where-inference-runs)
- [Hosted Models as an Alternative](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/ai/local-llms/#hosted-models-as-an-alternative)
- [Next Steps](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/ai/local-llms/#next-steps)

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