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Ollama vs Nativ: catalog facts
Ollama	Nativ
Freemium Running models locally is free. The optional hosted cloud inference starts at $20 a month.	Free Free and open source.
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	Runs models fully on the Mac with no account Recommends models that fit your hardware
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	Apple Silicon Macs only Large model downloads, often several gigabytes
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open 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 2, 2026

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