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Ollama vs LocalAI: catalog facts
Ollama	LocalAI
Freemium Running models locally is free. The optional hosted cloud inference starts at $20 a month.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, macOS, Self-hosted
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	Offers compatible APIs for several common AI services.
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	You must supply model files and enough resources to run them.
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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