Ollama
Open-source tool for downloading and running open AI models on your own computer
In our rankings
Scores on the apps for running ai models locally criteria
Evaluated Nov 5, 2026- Model formats and downloads ×3 4
4/5 means: Two or more model formats (GGUF plus MLX or Safetensors), with in-app downloads
Runs GGUF models and imports Safetensors weights, and downloads models from its own library; searching Hugging Face inside the app is not documented.
3 quotes - GPU support ×3 5
5/5 means: NVIDIA, AMD, Apple Silicon and Intel GPUs (for example through Vulkan), and a documented processor-only mode
NVIDIA, AMD through ROCm, Apple through Metal, other GPUs including Intel through Vulkan, and a documented way to force CPU use.
6 quotes - Local API for other apps ×2 5
5/5 means: As 4, plus a second API (its own REST API or an Anthropic-compatible one) and official client libraries
OpenAI-compatible chat and embeddings endpoints, a configurable network address, its own REST API, and official Python and JavaScript libraries.
5 quotes - Release recency ×2 5
5/5 means: Latest release less than 1 month old
The latest GitHub release, v0.40.15, was published on 3 November 2026.
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Evidence (23 quotes)
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“Importing a model from Safetensors weights”
docs.ollama.com/import · checked - 2
“To import a single-file GGUF model, create a Modelfile containing:”
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“See ollama.com/library for the full list.”
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“Ollama supports Nvidia GPUs with compute capability 5.0+ and driver version 550 and newer.”
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“Ollama supports the following AMD GPUs via the ROCm library:”
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“Ollama supports GPU acceleration on Apple devices via the Metal API.”
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“On Windows most GPU vendors drivers come bundled with Vulkan support and require no additional setup steps.”
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“Linux Intel GPU Instructions”
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“If you want to ignore the GPUs and force CPU usage, use an invalid GPU ID”
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“Connect OpenAI clients to Ollama.”
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“/v1/embeddings”
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“Ollama binds 127.0.0.1 port 11434 by default. Change the bind address with the OLLAMA_HOST environment variable.”
docs.ollama.com/faq · checked - 13
“Ollama has a REST API for running and managing models.”
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“pip install ollama”
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“Ollama runs locally. We don’t see your prompts or data when you run locally.”
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“Ollama can run in local only mode by disabling Ollama’s cloud features.”
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“Apple M series (CPU and GPU support) or x86 (CPU only)”
docs.ollama.com/macos · checked - 18
“Ollama runs as a native Windows application, including NVIDIA and AMD Radeon GPU support.”
docs.ollama.com/windows · checked - 19
“Start building with open models. Access the latest releases locally or in the cloud with complete privacy.”
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“tag_name: v0.40.15, published_at: 2026-11-03T22:52:31Z”
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“Run and chat with Gemma 4: ollama run gemma4”
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“You'll be prompted to run a model or connect Ollama to your existing agents or applications”
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“Supported integrations include Claude Code, Codex, Copilot CLI, DeepSeek Harness, Droid, and OpenCode.”
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