Ollama
Model servingThe simplest way to download and run open-weight models locally, with one command.
Ollama makes running an open model feel like installing an app: one command pulls the weights and serves them behind a local, OpenAI-compatible API. It manages models, quantization, and the runtime for you.
That low friction is why it is the usual on-ramp to local models — for a developer's laptop, a prototype, or a modest internal deployment.
Where it's ideally used
The fastest way to get a local model running for development, demos, or a small-scale internal tool.
Where it doesn't fit
Not built for high-throughput, multi-GPU production serving — that is the job of a dedicated inference engine.