Ollama
Run open models locally and in the cloud, with zero data retention.
At a glance
Free + paid · Source review 2026-11-04- Price & billing
Free $0 verified: pay as you go is $0 with local runs, no subscription, 3 concurrent requests, and no service fees. Pro is $20 a month or $200 a year billed annually, and Max is $100 a month, in $ without a named currency.
- Free allowance
Free $0 verified: pay as you go is $0 with local runs, no subscription, 3 concurrent requests, and no service fees.
- Best suited to
Developers building with open models who want local runs with zero data retention plus a cloud option.; Users who want to start with no subscription, running models locally and paying per token for cloud models.
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What to know before choosing
Good fit
Developers building with open models who want local runs with zero data retention plus a cloud option.; Users who want to start with no subscription, running models locally and paying per token for cloud models.
Limits and trade-offs
Users who need more than 3 concurrent requests on the pay-as-you-go route without paying, since that is its limit in the text read.; Users who need a finished consumer chatbot rather than a model runtime for building with open models.
Plans and free allowances
Free $0 verified: pay as you go is $0 with local runs, no subscription, 3 concurrent requests, and no service fees. Pro is $20 a month or $200 a year billed annually, and Max is $100 a month, in $ without a named currency.
Evidence
Official homepage ↗ (reviewed 2026-11-04), Official pricing page ↗ (reviewed 2026-11-04)
Official published documentation reviewed; not a product test
Dates: Last reviewed 2026-11-04. Last reviewed is the latest source or editorial review date; it is not a content-change date.
A closer look at Ollama
Ollama is the most popular way to build with open models: users run models locally or in the cloud, with prompts never stored or trained on. The pay-as-you-go route is $0 with no subscription, 3 concurrent requests, and no service fees, while Pro and Max add usage credits, larger pro models, and faster modes. The homepage cites 9M-plus monthly installs and 1B-plus model downloads.
Editorial guidance based on published documentation. The workflow below is a suggested starting point, not a measured product result.
When to choose Ollama
- Developers building with open models who want local runs with zero data retention plus a cloud option.
- Users who want to start with no subscription, running models locally and paying per token for cloud models.
When to choose something else
- Users who need more than 3 concurrent requests on the pay-as-you-go route without paying, since that is its limit in the text read.
- Users who need a finished consumer chatbot rather than a model runtime for building with open models.
A practical starting workflow
- Download Ollama and run an open model locally with no subscription.
- Build with the model, keeping prompts unstored and untrained on, per the homepage.
- Use pay-per-token cloud models for extra capacity, and move to Pro or Max when usage credits and larger models are needed.
Check before committing
- Free scope is taken from the pricing page: pay as you go at $0, run models locally, no subscription, 3 concurrent requests, no service fees.
- Review is limited to the official homepage and pricing page text read on 2026-11-04; no product run, no account, no purchase.
Common questions
What is Ollama?
A way to run open models locally and in the cloud, described as the most popular way to build with open models, with prompts never stored or trained on.
What is free?
The pay-as-you-go route is $0: run models locally with no subscription, 3 concurrent requests, and no service fees, paying per token for cloud models.
What do Pro and Max add?
Pro adds $60 of usage credits a month, larger pro models, and fast mode (coming soon); Max adds $300 of usage credits a month and everything in Pro.
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Sources and checks
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