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LDesktop agent for documents, code and automation using local or open models
Free, from $20/mo
Mistral vs Ollama
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Mistral if…
- you want the lower entry price ($14.99/mo vs $16.67/mo)
- you work on Web, iOS, Android
- you're in its core audience: developers, enterprises with data-control requirements
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Choose Ollama if…
- you work on macOS, Windows, Linux
- you're in its core audience: developers, ai engineers
Side by side
Feature Mistral Ollama
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$14.99/mo$16.67/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentYes, unless you opt outNo
Data retentionVibe input/output kept until you delete conversation or accountCloud prompts/responses processed transiently, not stored beyond request time
GitHub stars—185K
Works fully offline—
Optional cloud models—
Team admin / SSO—
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, API, VS Code, JetBrains, Self-hostedmacOS, Windows, Linux, API
CategoryLocal & Open ModelsLocal & Open Models
CompanyMistral AIOllama
Based inFrance—
Founded2023—
Part of——
Key features
M Mistral
- Open-weight models that can be self-hosted
- Model customization on your own data with Forge
- Terminal coding agent powered by Devstral
- VS Code and JetBrains plugin with tab completion
- Remote coding agents in isolated sandboxes
- Custom MCP connectors and 100+ app connectors
- Spreadsheet, slide and image generation in chat
- Scheduled prompts, agents and workflows
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
Plans and prices
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Mistral
FreeFree
Pro$14.99/mo excluding taxes
Team$24.99/user/mo excluding taxes
EnterpriseCustom
Ollama
Free$0
Pro$20/mo or $200/yr ($16.67/mo billed annually)
Max$100/mo
Team (early access)$500/mo
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
Mistral
- Free plan includes chat, coding sessions and image generation
- Models can be self-hosted, on-prem or in your VPC
- Students can get Pro for $5.99/mo
- Pro includes $15/mo in API credits
- Commercial self-hosting requires a separate Mistral license
- Paid plans are subject to fair usage limits
- Enterprise pricing is available only through sales
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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