# Ollama — AI Compare Ninja

> Open-source tool for running language models locally, complemented by a paid cloud service for developers and teams.

## Overview
- **Category:** Development & Code (Localization, search & APIs)
- **Status:** Active · checked - Active open-source project with an additional paid cloud service (Free/Pro/Max/Team/Enterprise).
- **Paid from:** 20 $ / Month (200 $/year on annual statement) (Cloud Pro)
- **Free access:** Free plan
- **Website:** https://ollama.com
- **Canonical URL:** https://www.aicompare.ninja/en/tool/ollama

## What it does
- Open-source tool to run language models locally such as Llama, Gemma, Mistral, and Phi
- REST API compatible with the OpenAI API for easy integration with existing apps
- Modelfiles to create custom model configurations and system prompts
- GPU support for NVIDIA, AMD, and Apple Silicon for accelerated inference
- Free and unlimited when run locally; only hardware and electricity costs apply
- Extensive model library with a daily-growing selection

## In brief
Ollama is a free open-source tool for local language-model inference on macOS, Windows, and Linux. It supports Llama, Gemma, Mistral, Phi, and dozens of other models via Modelfiles and an OpenAI-compatible REST API.

Running models locally costs only your own hardware and electricity; Ollama charges no fees for that. Ollama Cloud adds paid plans: Pro at $20, Max at $100 and Team at $500 per month. GPU support covers NVIDIA, AMD, and Apple Silicon. Network peers, keepalive timeouts, and logging are configurable via environment variables.


## Pricing tiers
| Tier | Price | Period | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Local / Open Source | free | Permanent | per the vendor "open weights and open source", source code on GitHub (github.com/ollama/ollama); runs 100+ models on the user's own hardware, no cloud requirement; CLI and local API, integration with coding agents/IDEs |
| Cloud Free | free | Month | cloud model access, 1 concurrent cloud model; per the vendor "light cloud usage limits"; CLI, API and desktop apps |
| Cloud Pro | 20 $ | Month (200 $/year on annual statement) | Access to larger Pro cloud models and 3 concurrent requests; $60 of usage credits per month; Fast Mode is still listed as coming soon |
| Cloud Max | 100 $ | Month | $300 of usage credits per month; Early access to the newest models; 10 concurrent requests |
| Cloud Team | 500 $ | Month (early access) | Unlimited users and $1,000 of shared usage credits per month; Centralized billing and administration, priority support; Shared projects, skills and instructions are still listed as coming soon |
| Enterprise | contact sales | Custom | volume discounts; security support; deployment planning |

## Sources
All details regarding plans, limits, and features are based on official vendor documentation and the primary sources verified below.

- https://ollama.com
- https://ollama.com/pricing

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*Source: AI Compare Ninja (2026) - https://www.aicompare.ninja/en/tool/ollama*