Ollama
Runs open weight models on your own machine with one command and serves them behind a simple local API, so you can experiment with prompts, sampling and model choice without paying per token or sending data anywhere. The quickest way to find out whether an open model is good enough for your task before you commit to a hosted one.
Tool
AI & Machine Learning
Ollama
Intermediate
Free
Runs open weight models on your own machine with one command and serves them behind a simple local API, so you can experiment with prompts, sampling and model choice without paying per token or sending data anywhere. The quickest way to find out whether an open model is good enough for your task before you commit to a hosted one.
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