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Ollama vs TextGen: catalog facts
OllamaTextGen
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 Windows, macOS, Linux
  • 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
  • Includes text, vision and API access with portable builds.
  • 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
  • Models must fit the memory available on your computer.
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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