ToolsThe story, in brief
llm 0.36
Simon Willison's llm CLI hits 0.36—the tool 3,000+ practitioners use to run any model locally is getting faster.
The KeyNews take
Why it matters
llm is the bridge between frontier models and hands-on developers. A version bump here signals usability gains or new model compatibility that practitioners will adopt this week.
The key facts
8 to knowllm 0.36 release
Version increments typically signal backwards-compatible improvements
Tool used by practitioners to interact with local and remote models
Part of the broader ecosystem enabling access to frontier models
llm version 0.36 released
Published Sep 22, 2026
Simon Willison (Datasette creator) — respected voice in AI tooling
CLI tool for local LLM interaction and development
Go to the source
Simon Willisonsimonwillison.net