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TFireworks AI vs Ollama
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Fireworks AI if…
- you want the lower entry price ($8/mo vs $16.67/mo)
- you work on Web
- you're in its core audience: ai application developers, ml engineers
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Choose Ollama if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you want open source you can self-host or audit
- you work on macOS, Windows, Linux
- you're in its core audience: developers, ai engineers
Side by side
Feature Fireworks AI Ollama
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starting price$8/mo$16.67/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—No
Data retention—Cloud prompts/responses processed transiently, not stored beyond request time
GitHub stars—185K
PlatformsWeb, APImacOS, Windows, Linux, API
CategoryLLM APIs & Model HostingLocal & Open Models
CompanyFireworks AIOllama
Full feature lists
F Fireworks AI
- Serverless per-token inference for open models
- Single endpoint across 30+ regions
- Model ensembling that routes each task by accuracy and cost
- Dedicated GPU deployments from H100 to GB300
- Managed fine-tuning and training APIs
- Discounted cached input and 50%-off batch jobs
- Data residency controls and region-restricted deployments
- SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001/27701/42001 certifications
O Ollama
- Run open models locally with unlimited usage
- Cloud-hosted open models with pay-as-you-go token pricing
- Off-peak discounted rates for some models
- Tool calling support on compatible cloud models
- Concurrent requests up to 10 on higher plans
- API keys with per-key cost budgets (Enterprise)
- Shared team billing and administration
- Usage alert email at 90% of monthly allowance
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
Fireworks AI · fireworks.ai
Ollama · ollama.aiWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
| Team size | Fireworks AI | Ollama |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | no published plan | $16.67 Pro |
| 5 people | no published plan | $500 Team (early access) |
| 20 people | no published plan | $500 Team (early access) |
What the free plans include
Fireworks AI
No free plan.
Ollama
- Pay as you go: $0 subscription, pay per token for cloud models
- 3 concurrent requests
- Running models on your own hardware is unlimited
All plans and prices
Fireworks AI
ServerlessFrom $0.05 per 1M input tokens
Reserved ThroughputServerless rates, committed
Fireworks SovereignContract
Nexus Pro$8/mo
Nexus Team$10/seat/mo
Nexus EnterpriseCustom
Dedicated GPUsFrom $8.00/GPU-hour (H100)
Managed TrainingFrom $0.50 per 1M training tokens
Ollama
Free$0
Pro$20/mo or $200/yr ($16.67/mo billed annually)
Max$100/mo
Team (early access)$500/mo
EnterpriseCustom
Price changes we've recorded
We re-read each pricing page every month and log what changed.
Fireworks AI
- Nov 8, 2026Starting price: none → $8/mo; Reserved Throughput: Custom → Serverless rates, committed; New plan: Nexus Pro ($8); New plan: Nexus Team ($10); New plan: Nexus Enterprise (Custom); New plan: Dedicated GPUs ($8); Plan dropped: Dedicated Training API
Ollama
No changes since we started tracking.
Strengths and limitations
Fireworks AI
- Serverless pricing starts at $0.05 per 1M input tokens with no commitment
- Batch jobs cost 50% less
- Idle GPU deployments scale to zero after one hour
- Holds SOC 2 Type 2 and several ISO certifications
- Region-restricted deployments cost 1.5x
- Spot capacity is best-effort and only on select models
- Sovereign is still in private preview
Ollama
- Local model use is free and unlimited
- Prompt and response data is never logged or trained on
- Open source project on GitHub
- Published per-token prices for every cloud model
- Free cloud usage is limited to starter models unless you buy credits
- Unused monthly credits do not roll over
- Free plan allows only 1 concurrent cloud request
- Cloud hosting is primarily in the US
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Oct 26, 2026. Editorial policy