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Ollama vs Llama: catalog facts
Ollama	Llama
Freemium Running models locally is free. The optional hosted cloud inference starts at $20 a month.	Free Free to download via Homebrew or GitHub releases.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS
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	Built on llama.cpp by its own maintainers Runs a local API server for other apps
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	macOS only Lives in the menu bar rather than offering a full chat workspace
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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