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Ollama
Since 2023Run open-source LLMs locally
Run open-source LLMs locally — private inference, development, and when data can't leave the server.
Overview
Ollama transformed local AI work. Running Llama 3, Mistral, CodeLlama on my hardware — zero API costs, complete privacy, offline capability. Docker-like pull-and-run interface. For dev/testing before cloud APIs, sensitive data processing, self-hosted AI services.
Use Cases
- Local AI dev
- private inference
- cost-free experiments
- self-hosted AI
- offline capability
- model evaluation
Advantages
- Free and open-source
- complete privacy
- Docker-like UX
- dozens of models
- fast inference
- OpenAI-compatible API
Considerations
- GPU needed for best performance
- model quality varies
- limited to local memory
- no managed infra