AI tool · Open models & local AI
Ollama
Software for running large language models (LLMs) on a local computer or in the cloud.
- Completely free
- Windows, macOS and Linux
- Open source
- No account
Overview
Ollama is an AI chat assistant, available on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Features described in its GitHub repository, on its official website and in its Winget manifest: local model execution.
Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.
At a glance
All of Ollama is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.
Its licence (MIT) is a permissive open source licence: use, modification and redistribution are allowed, including in commercial projects.
Plans and conditions
- The publisher also offers paid plans (hosting, support or services); they are described on its website.
Strengths
- Local AI, on your computer (capability established by the official page)
- Open source code
- No account needed
- Commercial use allowed
Sources and checks
- Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
- Facts collected from Unspecified source (platforms) —
- Facts collected from Homebrew (platforms) —
- Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (limits, commercial use) —
- Facts collected from Wikidata (licence, platforms) —
- Last technical check: 5 November 2026
- Description from Wikidata — CC0 (Wikidata)
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