{"name":"Ollama","tagline":"Run open models locally (CLI, app, API) — optional Ollama Cloud Pro/Max for hosted large models.","url":"https://ollama.com","category":"dev-infra","pricing":"freemium","price_note":"local runtime $0 unlimited on your hardware; Cloud Free light usage; Pro $20/mo ($200/yr); Max $100/mo (new Max sign-ups paused)","free_tier":true,"open_source":true,"api":true,"self_host":true,"model_routing":"byok","verdict":"situational","verdict_text":"The local-model default: one CLI, an OpenAI-shaped API, desktop apps, and you keep weights on disk. Cloud Pro is a separate $20 meter with 5-hour and weekly caps; Max is capacity-paused for new buyers. Local is the product; cloud is overflow. Not a quality claim about any one model.","limitations":["Local quality and speed are your GPU; Ollama is the runner, not the weights.","Cloud usage is token-and-model-weighted, not a flat token bucket.","New Max subscriptions paused while they add capacity (existing Max kept).","Cloud hosts primarily in the US (EU/Singapore overflow); data-residency still a question."],"strengths":["Local-model default with one CLI, an OpenAI-shaped API, and desktop apps.","You keep model weights on disk and run inference on your own hardware.","Free local runtime with no usage caps beyond what your machine can handle."],"use_for":["Offline or private inference where data never leaves the machine.","Prototyping with open weights before deciding on cloud spend."],"skip_when":["Your GPU cannot deliver the quality or speed the use case demands.","You need guaranteed data residency from a cloud region.","You were planning to sign up for Max while new subscriptions are paused."],"receipts":["https://ollama.com/pricing","https://github.com/ollama/ollama"],"affiliate":"none","evidence_tier":"source-verified","momentum":"blueshift","featured":false,"data_sensitivity":{"trains_on_inputs":"unknown","local_processing":true},"last_verified":"2026-08-19","observed_by":"whysanesanders","slug":"ollama","canonical_url":"https://noemium.com/tools/ollama/","attribution":"Noemium catalog data is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). See https://noemium.com/method/ for how entries are verified."}