LLMs & AI Infra LLM Serving stable
Ollama
Run LLMs locally with one command
110.0K stars
500 contributors
Since 2023
Local LLM inference server that downloads and runs open-weight models with a single command, exposing an OpenAI-compatible REST API for integration.
License
MIT
Min RAM
4 GB
Min CPUs
2 cores
Scaling
single_node
Complexity
beginner
Performance
medium
Self-hostable
✓
K8s native
✕
Offline
✓
Pricing
fully free
Docs quality
good
Vendor lock-in
none
Use cases
- ✓ Run LLMs locally for private/offline AI
- ✓ Development environment with local AI models
- ✓ Code completion backend for Continue/Tabby
- ✓ Chatbot prototype without API costs
Anti-patterns / when NOT to use
- ✕ Not for high-throughput production serving
- ✕ Single-user optimized not multi-tenant
- ✕ No built-in batching or queuing
- ✕ Needs decent GPU for large models
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Technical specs
Language
GoC++
API type
REST
Protocols
HTTP
Deployment
binarydocker
SDKs
pythonjavascriptgorust
Community
GitHub stars 110.0K
Contributors 500
Commit frequency daily
Plugin ecosystem medium
Backing Ollama Inc
Funding vc_backed
Release
Latest version
— Last release —
Since 2023
Best fit
Team size
solosmallmedium
Industries
generaldevelopmentresearch