Ollama
The easiest way to run open language models locally
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About
Ollama is an open-source toolkit for downloading and running open-weight LLMs (Llama, Mistral, Qwen, DeepSeek, GPT-OSS, etc.) on your own machine. One CLI command pulls a model and exposes a local REST API on port 11434. A paid cloud tier offers the same models on managed multi-region GPU infrastructure for when local hardware isn't enough.
Best for: Developers and privacy-sensitive teams who want a local LLM runtime — the prompts and outputs never leave the machine. Also useful as a cheap dev-loop substitute for paid APIs while iterating, and as a compliance escape hatch for data that can't go to a third-party.
Pricing
Local (open source)
- Monthly
- Free
- Annual /mo
- Free
- Billing
- flat
- Notes
- Run any supported open model on your own hardware;Local REST API;CLI;OpenAI-compatible endpoint · Free forever. Hardware is your cost.
Cloud Pro
- Monthly
- $20
- Annual /mo
- $17
- Billing
- flat
- Notes
- Managed cloud inference;Multi-region GPUs (US, EU, SG);Higher rate limits;Web integrations · $200/year billed annually = ~$17/mo.
Cloud Max
- Monthly
- $100
- Annual /mo
- $100
- Billing
- flat
- Notes
- Everything in Pro;Highest concurrency;Priority access to GPUs · For teams running production workloads.
| Tier | Monthly | Annual /mo | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local (open source) | Free | Free | flat | Run any supported open model on your own hardware;Local REST API;CLI;OpenAI-compatible endpoint · Free forever. Hardware is your cost. |
| Cloud Pro | $20 | $17 | flat | Managed cloud inference;Multi-region GPUs (US, EU, SG);Higher rate limits;Web integrations · $200/year billed annually = ~$17/mo. |
| Cloud Max | $100 | $100 | flat | Everything in Pro;Highest concurrency;Priority access to GPUs · For teams running production workloads. |
Key features
- Single-command model install (`ollama pull llama3`)
- Local REST API on port 11434
- Runs Llama, Mistral, Qwen, DeepSeek, GPT-OSS, etc.
- OpenAI-compatible chat completion endpoint
- Apple Silicon, NVIDIA, AMD GPU support
- Cloud tier with managed multi-region GPUs
Integrations
Trust & compliance
- Stage range
- Solopreneur → MVP
- Founded
- 2023
- Status
- active
- SOC 2
- unknown
- GDPR
- yes
- Data residency
- local
- External rating
- n/a
- Last verified
- Jun 2026
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