Ollama
Local app for running open models on your own machine.
Key features
- Run open models locally on macOS, Windows, and Linux
- Run open models in the cloud with usage credits
- Local runs on your own hardware stay unlimited
- Prompts and responses are never logged or trained on
- Supported cloud models can call tools in agent workflows
- Category
- LLM APIs
- Who it's for
- People and teams who run and build with open AI models locally or in the cloud.
- Tags
- localopen-modelslocal-inferenceagent-frameworkworkflow-automation
- Website
- ollama.com
- Listed
- 2026-09-15
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ollama free?
Ollama has a free plan, with paid tiers for more usage or features.
How much does Ollama cost?
Paid plans from $20/month, according to its pricing page.
What is Ollama used for?
Local app for running open models on your own machine. Typical uses: run open models locally on macOS, Windows, and Linux; run open models in the cloud with usage credits; local runs on your own hardware stay unlimited.
What are the best Ollama alternatives?
Alternatives in the same category include LM Studio, Vertex AI, MiniCPM-V 4.7, NVIDIA NIM, Cerebras.
Related in LLM APIs
See all →- LM Studio Desktop app for running local models with an OpenAI-compatible server.
- Amazon Bedrock AWS API for foundation models, including Anthropic and Amazon models.
- Anthropic Console Console and API for Claude models.
- Azure OpenAI OpenAI models hosted on Microsoft Azure.
- Cerebras Wafer-scale inference for open models.
- Cohere API for Cohere's command and embed models.
