Ollama alternatives
9 tools that do a similar job to Ollama, compared on the things that usually decide the switch: price, free plan, API and platforms.
- 1M
Open-weight AI models, chat and coding agent you can run on your own infrastructure
Mobile appSelf-hosted - 2G
Desktop app for running open-source language models locally and privately
Pricier: from $20/moNo API - 3L
Desktop agent for documents, code and automation using local or open models
Pricier: from $20/mo - 4DDeepSeekAI Chatbots
AI chat assistant and low-cost LLM API for consumers and developers
No free planMobile app - 5C
ChatGPTAI ChatbotsGeneral-purpose AI chat assistant for writing, research, coding and everyday tasks
Cheaper: from $8/moNo API - 6G
GeminiAI ChatbotsGoogle's AI assistant for chat, research, images, video and everyday tasks
- 7C
- 8MMicrosoft CopilotAI Chatbots
AI assistant for chat, web search, writing and images at work and home
No APIMobile app - 9G
GrokAI ChatbotsxAI's chat assistant for questions, writing and research, with free and paid tiers
Pricier: from $30/mo
Side-by-side comparison
| Tool | Price | Free plan | API | Open source | Platforms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O Ollama | Free · from $16.67/mo | macos, windows, linux, api | ||||
| M | Free · from $14.99/mo | web, ios, android, api | vs Ollama | |||
| G GPT4All | Free · from $20/mo | windows, macos, linux | vs Ollama | |||
| L LM Studio | Free · from $20/mo | — | vs Ollama | |||
| D | Paid | web, ios, android, api | vs Ollama | |||
| C ChatGPT | Free · from $8/mo | web | vs Ollama | |||
| G Gemini | Freemium | web, api | vs Ollama | |||
| C Claude | Free · from $17/mo | web, ios, android, macos | vs Ollama | |||
| M | Free · from $18/mo | web, windows, macos, ios | vs Ollama | |||
| G Grok | Free · from $30/mo | web, api | vs Ollama |