Ollama is a tool for running LLMs locally on your machine. It handles model downloading, quantization, and serving with a simple CLI (ollama run llama3). It supports dozens of models and provides an OpenAI-compatible API.

What hardware do I need for Ollama?

Minimum: 8GB RAM for small models (7B). Recommended: 16GB+ RAM and a GPU with 8GB+ VRAM. For larger models (70B): 32GB+ RAM or a GPU with 24GB+ VRAM. Apple Silicon Macs work very well due to unified memory.

What are the best models to run with Ollama?

Popular choices: Llama 3 (best general-purpose), DeepSeek Coder (coding), Mistral (fast and capable), Phi-3 (small but powerful), and Gemma (Google's open model). Start with a 7-8B model for the best speed/quality balance.

How do I install Ollama?

On macOS: brew install ollama. On Linux: curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh. On Windows: download from ollama.com. Then run `ollama run llama3` to download and start chatting with your first model.

Can Ollama use my GPU?

Yes, Ollama automatically uses NVIDIA GPUs (CUDA) and Apple Silicon (Metal). It falls back to CPU if no GPU is available. For NVIDIA, ensure you have recent drivers. GPU inference is 5-20x faster than CPU for larger models.

How do I use Ollama with Python?

Ollama provides an OpenAI-compatible API at localhost:11434. Use the openai Python library with base_url="http://localhost:11434/v1". Or use the official ollama Python package for simpler integration.

Can I fine-tune models with Ollama?

Ollama doesn't support training, but you can create custom models using Modelfiles. Import GGUF models fine-tuned elsewhere, set system prompts, and adjust parameters. For actual fine-tuning, use tools like Unsloth or Axolotl, then import to Ollama.

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dev.to Apr 10, 2026

4.50/10 Low Local AI Agent Development

🔧 faster-whisper, Ollama, Streamlit, Whisper, DEV Community, GitHub, Mem0

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dev.to Apr 10, 2026

7.20/10 Medium Client-Side AI / Browser-Based LLM Inference

🔧 Transformers.js, WebLLM, Chrome Built-in AI, Ollama, ONNX Runtime Web, MLC-LLM, Hugging Face, npm

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dev.to Apr 10, 2026

5.50/10 Low Agentic AI Development Platform

🔧 SoloEngine, React Flow, FastAPI, OpenAI API, Anthropic API, Ollama, Qwen, GitHub

Four AI agents replace three DevOps meetings with automated, secure Terraform generation

pub.towardsai.net Apr 10, 2026

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🔧 LangGraph, tfsec, checkov, FastMCP, Gradio, pydantic-settings, Mermaid.js, uv

Gemma 4 E2B beats Qwen 3.5 2B for text reasoning on Raspberry Pi 5

reddit.com Apr 8, 2026

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🔧 Ollama, Gemma 4 E2B, Qwen 3.5 2B, Reddit, Google, Alibaba (Qwen)

Free CLI coding agent fits any project into 8k token context windows

reddit.com Apr 8, 2026

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🔧 LiteCode, LM Studio, Groq, OpenRouter, Gemini, DeepSeek, Ollama, Cursor

Ollama cloud models may route your prompts to Chinese AI providers unbeknownst to you

reddit.com Apr 8, 2026

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🔧 glm-5.1:cloud, qwen3.5:cloud, minimax-m2.7:cloud, Ollama, NVIDIA Cloud Provider, Zhipu AI, Alibaba, Moonshot AI

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reddit.com Apr 8, 2026

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reddit.com Apr 8, 2026

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🔧 n8n, Ollama, Reddit

Gemma4 31B runs slower than Qwen3.5 35B due to CPU offloading

reddit.com Apr 8, 2026

3.50/10 Low Local LLM Performance / Model Benchmarking

🔧 Ollama, Gemma4 31B, Qwen3.5 35B, Reddit, Google

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theunwindai.com Apr 8, 2026

8.50/10 High AI Model Safety & Autonomous Agent Infrastructure

🔧 Claude Mythos, Claude Opus 4.6, Graphify, OpenClaw, Ollama, Gemma 4 26B, Scion, AutoCLI

Developer seeks web search integration for Claude Code with Ollama setup

reddit.com Apr 8, 2026

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🔧 Claude Code, Ollama, Reddit, Anthropic

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reddit.com Apr 8, 2026

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🔧 Ollama, Poly Chat, OpenAI-compatible API, Apple App Store, GitHub, Reddit, OpenAI

Run Ollama local AI models with a beautiful, themeable desktop UI

reddit.com Apr 8, 2026

3.50/10 Low Local AI UI / Ollama Frontend

🔧 Aetherforge, Ollama, GitHub, Reddit

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dev.to Apr 8, 2026

9.20/10 High Open Source AI Models

🔧 Gemma 4, llama.cpp, Ollama, Unsloth Studio, Google, Google DeepMind, NVIDIA, DeepSeek

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dev.to Apr 8, 2026

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Reddit user asks how to run Gemma 4 AI model on Apple Silicon

reddit.com Apr 8, 2026

2.50/10 Low Local AI Model Deployment

🔧 Gemma 4, Ollama, Reddit, Google, Apple

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reddit.com Apr 8, 2026

8.50/10 High AI Security / LLM Infrastructure Threats

🔧 Ollama, LM Studio, AutoGPT, LangServe, text-gen-webui, OpenAI-compatible API, Qdrant, Neo4j

Google's Gemma 4 outperforms models 10x its size with Apache 2.0 freedom

pub.towardsai.net Apr 7, 2026

9.10/10 High Open-Weight AI Model Release

🔧 Gemma 4, Gemini Nano 4, LiteRT-LM, ML Kit GenAI Prompt API, AICore, Google AI Studio, AI Edge Gallery, Ollama

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AMD GPU users on Windows struggle to accelerate local LLM inference without ROCm

reddit.com Apr 7, 2026

3.50/10 Low Local LLM Inference on AMD GPU

🔧 Ollama, Open WebUI, Docker, DirectML, Vulkan, ROCm, Reddit, AMD

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reddit.com Apr 7, 2026

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reddit.com Apr 7, 2026

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🔧 Ollama, Perplexity Computer, Comet Assistant, Reddit, Perplexity

Gemma 4 26B rivals Claude Sonnet for local agentic coding on RTX 3090

reddit.com Apr 7, 2026

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🔧 Gemma 4 26B, LM Studio, Ollama, OpenCode, Unsloth Q3K_M quant, Flash Attention, Perplexity, Reddit

Gemma 4 hits 2M downloads in a week as local AI threatens cloud subscriptions

latent.space Apr 7, 2026

8.50/10 High Open Source AI Model Deployment

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Build and secure a personal AI agent that takes real-world actions for you

freecodecamp.org Apr 6, 2026

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Local LLM deployment blocked by VRAM-only memory allocation in OpenClaw

reddit.com Apr 6, 2026

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🔧 Ollama, OpenClaw, qwen3.5:9b, Reddit

Developer builds fully offline Windows voice assistant with no cloud dependency

reddit.com Apr 6, 2026

4.50/10 Low Local/Offline AI Deployment

🔧 Ollama, Reddit

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reddit.com Apr 6, 2026

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🔧 InnerZero, Ollama, qwen3:8b, gemma3:1b, DeepSeek, OpenAI API, Reddit, OpenAI

User asks about GLM-5 token speed on Ollama Cloud vs Alibaba

reddit.com Apr 6, 2026

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🔧 GLM-5, Ollama Cloud, Reddit, Alibaba, Z.AI

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reddit.com Apr 6, 2026

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🔧 Gemma 3 27B (quantized), Ollama, Hermes Agent, Reddit (LocalLlama), Google

Developer seeks Ollama management tools to match Claude Code's productivity workflow

reddit.com Apr 6, 2026

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🔧 Ollama, Claude Code, Opencode, Cline, VS Code, Ollama desktop, Anthropic

Gemma 4 small models break with Vulkan GPU acceleration in Ollama 0.20.2

reddit.com Apr 6, 2026

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🔧 Ollama, llama.cpp, Reddit, Google

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reddit.com Apr 6, 2026

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reddit.com Apr 6, 2026

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reddit.com Apr 6, 2026

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reddit.com Apr 6, 2026

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reddit.com Apr 6, 2026

2.50/10 Low Local LLM Deployment

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reddit.com Apr 6, 2026

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reddit.com Apr 6, 2026

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reddit.com Apr 6, 2026

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reddit.com Apr 6, 2026

3.50/10 Low Local AI Model Orchestration

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reddit.com Apr 5, 2026

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reddit.com Apr 5, 2026

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reddit.com Apr 5, 2026

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reddit.com Apr 5, 2026

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Ollama supports GPU-CPU overflow but ignores NPU hardware entirely

reddit.com Apr 5, 2026

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reddit.com Apr 5, 2026

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reddit.com Apr 5, 2026

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