Ollama

Who it is for

For developers and individuals. It runs on Mac, Windows, Linux, and a computer you control. License: MIT. It is in the DevOps group.

What you pay

Free plan: The local app is MIT-licensed. The pricing FAQ says running models on your own hardware is always unlimited. Cloud models are billed per token. Hosted price: No subscription is listed for the local app. Cloud Pay as you go is $0 and bills per token. Checked November 12, 2026. Pro is $20 a month, Max is $100, and Team is $500. Those are the hosted plans. Run it yourself: Easy. The README shows a shell install on macOS and Linux, a Windows install script, and the ollama/ollama Docker image. You bring the hardware. This listing did not price a GPU.

How to switch

• Compared with Ollama Cloud. Its price on file: Pay as you go is $0 and bills every cloud model per token. Running a model on your own hardware is unlimited. The page does not print when the old free allowance ended.

  Free alternatives to Ollama Cloud·Move from Ollama Cloud to Ollama

How close is it?

A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.

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  Instead of Ollama Cloud5 of 5 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.The README's get-started path is ollama run on the computer where you installed it. The pricing FAQ says local runs are always unlimited.The README shows a POST to http://localhost:11434/api/chat with a model name and a messages array.The README points at ollama.com/library and shows ollama run gemma4. Those are the same names the cloud model table uses.A local run does not send the prompt to Ollama's host. The README's opening line says access locally or in the cloud with complete privacy. This listing did not capture traffic.The local app has no per-token line on the pricing page. You still download the weights onto hardware you pay for.

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Switch guides

• Move from Ollama Cloud to Ollama

Where we looked

• https://ollama.com
• https://github.com/ollama/ollama
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ollama/ollama/main/README.md
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ollama/ollama/main/LICENSE
• https://ollama.com/pricing
• https://docs.ollama.com/api