Local AI Glossary
What is Ollama?
Source: local-llm.net/glossary
A user-friendly inference platform built on llama.cpp that provides a simple CLI, a model registry, and an OpenAI-compatible API. Ollama is the most popular tool for getting started with local AI — one command to install, one command to run a model. Supports macOS, Linux, and Windows.
How Ollama fits in the local AI stack
Ollama is part of the broader local AI ecosystem. See the related guides, comparisons, and tools below to see how it applies in practice.
See also
- Full Local AI Glossary
- All learn topics
- What is Local AI?
- Quantization explained
- Hardware requirements
- How to choose a local LLM