Ollama

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Local model runtime for running open LLMs behind a simple API.

4 GB RAM Active MIT

Source Docs Website

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Pros

Simple way to run local models on laptops and servers
Works with Open WebUI and many OpenAI-compatible tools
Large model library and active ecosystem

Cons

Model quality and speed depend heavily on hardware
Large models need significant RAM or VRAM
Not a full chat application by itself

Tags

ai llm local-models inference api

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