Ollama

Get up and running with large language models, locally.

Run Llama, Mistral, Gemma, and dozens more — on your own laptop, with a single command.

curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh

Automate your work.

Run any model, locally or in the cloud. Build agents, automate workflows, ship apps — without sending a single token to a third party.

The CLI is the API. Start a model in one line; stream tokens in the next.

ollama run llama3.2
~ — ollama
# run a model locally
$ ollama run llama3.2
pulling manifest...
verifying sha256 digest
writing manifest
success
 
>>> Why is the sky blue?
Rayleigh scattering: shorter wavelengths
scatter more than longer ones
~ — scale cloud
# same command, datacenter GPUs
$ ollama run llama3.2:70b --cloud
connecting to ollama cloud...
attached gpu: H100 80G
streaming response...
 
>>> Summarize this 200-page PDF.
Reading 423,991 tokens...
Done in 14.2s

Start local.
Scale cloud.

The same model, the same prompt, the same CLI — running on your laptop or on an H100. Switch with a flag, never with a rewrite.

No vendor lock-in. Models stay portable: pull once, run anywhere.

--cloud

Your data stays yours.

Models run on your machine by default. When you scale to the cloud, your prompts and outputs are never used to train anything.

Pricing

Local is free. Cloud is per-token. Pick the tier that fits how you build.

Free

For local development.

$0/ month

  • Run unlimited models locally
  • Full CLI and HTTP API
  • Community support

Pro

Run hosted models when you outgrow local.

$20/ month

  • Everything in Free, plus:
  • 30M tokens per month
  • Access cloud-hosted 70B models
  • Faster pulls and pre-warmed models

Max

Solve harder tasks, faster.

$80/ month

  • Everything in Pro, plus:
  • 200M tokens per month
  • Access larger models on data-center-grade hardware
  • Priority routing and dedicated capacity

Frequently asked questions

Is Ollama really free to run locally?

Yes. The Ollama CLI is open source under the MIT license and free for personal and commercial use. You only pay if you opt into the hosted cloud tier.

Which models can I run?

Anything in the Ollama library — Llama 3, Mistral, Gemma, Phi, Qwen, DeepSeek, and many more. You can also bring your own GGUF models with a Modelfile.

Does Ollama see my prompts?

No. When you run locally, everything stays on your machine. When you opt into the cloud tier, your prompts and outputs are encrypted in transit and never used to train models. Contact us at hello@ollama.com for the full data policy.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. Cancel from your billing dashboard — your account drops back to the free local tier at the end of the cycle.

How does GPU support work?

Ollama auto-detects Metal on Apple Silicon, CUDA on NVIDIA, and ROCm on AMD. Falls back to CPU otherwise. No driver flags, no env vars.

The reference.

One canvas. Pill geometry. The system is the documentation.

Color

Surface & Ink
primary
#000000
surface-dark
#171717
canvas
#ffffff
surface-soft
#fafafa
hairline
#e5e5e5
Text
charcoal
#525252
body
#737373
mute
#a3a3a3
Traffic lights (terminal only)
terminal-red
#ff5f56
terminal-yellow
#ffbd2e
terminal-green
#27c93f

Typography

TokenSampleSpec
display-xl Get up and running. Nunito · 36 / 500 · 0
display-lg Pricing Nunito · 30 / 500 · 0
heading-lg Automate your work. Nunito · 24 / 600 · 0
body-md Run any model, locally or in the cloud. Inter · 16 / 400 · 1.5
body-sm Access larger models on data-center-grade hardware. Inter · 14 / 400 · 1.43
code-md curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh ui-monospace · 16 / 400
button-md Download Inter · 14 / 500 · 1

Radius

none
0px
sm · code chip
6px
md
8px
lg · cards
12px
full · pills
9999px

Components

Buttons
Install snippet
ollama run llama3.2
Search pill
Text input (pill)
View DESIGN.md ↗