Ollama
by Ollama
Run open models such as Llama, Gemma and Mistral locally on your own computer.
About
Ollama is an open-source app for downloading and running open-weight language models on macOS, Windows and Linux. It provides a local chat app and API, with optional paid access to larger cloud-hosted models.
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Useful features
- Download and run open models with one command
- Local API that many developer tools support
- Works offline once models are downloaded
- Optional cloud models on paid plans
Good for
- Private, offline AI chat
- Prototyping apps with local models
- Experimenting with open models
Pricing
Freemium. Free and open source to run locally. Paid plans are available for cloud models.
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