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LLM vs Ollama: catalog facts
LLM	Ollama
Free Free to install; remote model providers charge for their own APIs.	Freemium Running models locally is free. The optional hosted cloud inference starts at $20 a month.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
One interface for many remote and local models Logs all prompts and responses to SQLite	One command to download and run a model, with no Python environment to build first A REST API on localhost, so editors, scripts and agents can use the local model
Command-line only, with no graphical interface Local models need an extra plugin	Model quality is bounded by your hardware; large models need a lot of VRAM or unified memory The company now also sells cloud inference, so read carefully which mode you are in
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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