A free digital emulation of the Klon Centaur guitar pedal with Traditional and Neural modes.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXsupported
Checked September 2026
ChowCentaur vs Neural Amp Modeler (2026)
ChowCentaur is best for transparent overdrive for guitar; Neural Amp Modeler is best for free amp and pedal captures. ChowCentaur starts at Free and Neural Amp Modeler at Free.
An open-source project using deep learning to model guitar amplifiers and pedals.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXnot supportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported
| ChowCentaur | Neural Amp Modeler | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | transparent overdrive for guitar | free amp and pedal captures |
| Starting price | Free | Free |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | VST3, AU |
| OS | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Key features | Traditional and Neural modes, Wave digital filter circuit modeling, RNN-based gain stage, Standalone and iOS versions | Deep-learning amp and pedal modeling, Open source (MIT), Plugin and standalone, Built on iPlug2 |
| Developer | ChowDSP | Steven Atkinson |
Questions people ask
ChowCentaur starts at Free; Neural Amp Modeler starts at Free.
Traditional and Neural modes, Wave digital filter circuit modeling, RNN-based gain stage, Standalone and iOS versions.
Deep-learning amp and pedal modeling, Open source (MIT), Plugin and standalone, Built on iPlug2.