What is Ollama?
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Summary
Ollama is a tool for running open AI models locally or in the cloud, per its own site.
- Category
- Agent infra
- Open source
- Yes
- License
- MIT
- Pricing
- Not stated in the sources on this page.
Ollama is described on its site as a way to build with open models, with access to the latest open models locally or in the cloud. The ollama/ollama repository describes it as a way to get up and running with models such as Kimi, GLM, MiniMax, DeepSeek, gpt-oss, Qwen and Gemma.
This hub was created with the dated launch Ollama 0.40.2, published October 8, 2026. Browse related tools in the coding agents category.
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Launches and updates
Ollama 0.40.2 upgrades downloaded models for llama.cpp
OllamaOllama v0.40.2, released October 8, 2026, upgrades previously downloaded models in the background for llama.cpp and keeps backups for safe downgrades.
Category: Coding agents
Pricing: Open source
Questions
What is Ollama?
According to its site, Ollama gives access to the latest open models with privacy, locally or in the cloud. The repository describes it as a way to get up and running with models such as Kimi, GLM, MiniMax, DeepSeek, gpt-oss, Qwen and Gemma.
Is Ollama open source?
The GitHub API reports the ollama/ollama repository license as MIT.
What is the latest launch tracked here?
Ollama v0.40.2, published October 8, 2026, which upgrades previously downloaded models in the background for llama.cpp.