Ollama
Top pickRun Llama, Mistral, Qwen and more with one command.
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sovereigntyLicenseMIT
PricingFree / self-host (you pay only for your own hardware + power)
Open sourceYes
Self-hostableYes
Local-first dataYes
What it does well
- +One-command model install
- +OpenAI-compatible endpoint for drop-in swaps
- +Fully offline and private
Where it falls short
- −Quality depends on the model + your VRAM
- −You manage your own hardware
Hardware note
Runs well on a single consumer GPU (e.g. an RTX 5060, 8 GB) with quantized 7–8B models; larger models need more VRAM.
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