Ollama

Runs open-weight language models on your own computer through a command line and a local API, with an optional paid cloud service.

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Made by: Ollama
Website: ollama.com
License: License: Open sourceMIT
Pricing: Free tier with paid plansRunning models on your own hardware is free and unlimited. Cloud models have a small free allowance; Pro costs $20 a month.
Platforms: Windows
macOS
Linux
Self-hosted
Command line
Self-hostable: Yes
Works offline: Yes
Account required: No
Telemetry: Local models run on your machine. Requests to Ollama's cloud models are sent to its servers.
Maturity: Stable
Source code: github: ollama/ollama
Maintenance: Status: ActiveLast commit Oct 8, 2026

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Repository checks, newest first; last checked Oct 8, 2026. Checks older than 90 days are kept as one per week.

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Checked	Last commit	Latest release	Stars	State
Oct 8, 2026	Oct 8, 2026	v0.40.1	182,582	Open

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