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Each backend is a separate gRPC process optimized for its modality, and the API layer routes requests to the appropriate backend based on the endpoint (e.g., /v1/chat/completions → llama.cpp, /v1/images/generations → diffusers). 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The UI communicates with the LocalAI API via REST calls, providing a visual alternative to command-line or programmatic access. 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