Ollama AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Large Language Model (LLM) Tools

The best Large Language Model (LLM) alternative to Ollama is DeepSeek, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Ollama and many of them are Large Language Model (LLM) Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Large Language Model (LLM) Tool alternatives to Ollama are Jan.ai, AnythingLLM, Alpaca - Ollama Client and LM Studio.

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  1. DeepSeek icon
     99 likes

    DeepSeek is a state-of-the-art AI assistant designed to provide intelligent, conversational support across diverse tasks. It leverages advanced natural language processing and machine learning to answer questions, generate creative content, solve complex problems, and offer...

    150 DeepSeek alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  2. Jan.ai icon
     84 likes

    Jan is an open source alternative to ChatGPT that runs 100% offline on your computer.

    181 Jan.ai alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Online
     
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    Comments about Jan.ai as an Alternative to Ollama
    gbossley
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    Ollama is now enhanced by UI extensions for (at least) Firefox and Chrome called Page Assist!

    erdar
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    While ollama is only console based, with Jan you can use the LLMs directily via UI.

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    • Jan.ai is Free and Open SourceOllama is also Free and Open Source
    • Jan.ai is Customizable and LightweightOllama is not according to our users
  3. AnythingLLM icon
     42 likes

    A multi-user ChatGPT for any LLMs and vector database. Unlimited documents, messages, and storage in one privacy-focused app. Now available as a desktop application!.

    156 AnythingLLM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Linux
     
  4. Ollama App icon
     25 likes

    A modern and easy-to-use client for Ollama.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  5. Google Gemma icon
     24 likes

    A family of lightweight, state-of-the art open models built from the same research and technology that we used to create the Gemini models.

    75 Google Gemma alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Private GPT icon
     32 likes

    Ask questions to your documents without an internet connection, using the power of LLMs. 100% private, no data leaves your execution environment at any point. You can ingest documents and ask questions without an internet connection!

    238 Private GPT alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  7. Instella icon
     7 likes

    Instella, a large language model tool developed by AMD, provides exceptional performance with open access to model weights and training data, promoting advancements in AI. It bridges the gap between fully open and open weight models by outperforming competitors like Llama-3.2-3B.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • PyTorch
     
  8. AgentGPT icon
     19 likes

    AgentGPT allows you to configure and deploy Autonomous AI agents. Name your own custom AI and have it embark on any goal imaginable. It will attempt to reach the goal by thinking of tasks to do, executing them, and learning from the results.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9.  15 likes

    Auto-GPT is an experimental open-source application showcasing the capabilities of the GPT-4 language model. This program, driven by GPT-4, chains together LLM "thoughts", to autonomously achieve whatever goal you set.

    44 Auto-GPT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Backyard AI icon
     14 likes

    Run open-source LLMs on your computer. You can download and make custom characters for your models. Works offline. The new name is Back yard though it is the same.

    196 Backyard AI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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