Open Source Ollama AlternativesLarge Language Model (LLM) Tools & AI Chatbots like Ollama

The best open source alternative to Ollama is DeepSeek. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Ollama and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Ollama are Jan.ai, AnythingLLM, Alpaca - Ollama Client and Ollama App.

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  1. DeepSeek icon

    DeepSeek

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    DeepSeek is an advanced AI designed to assist with answering questions, solving problems, and providing insights through natural, conversational interactions.

    135 DeepSeek alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • DeepSeek is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Ollama.

    • DeepSeek is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Ollama.

    • DeepSeek is Freemium and Open SourceOllama is Free and Open Source
    • DeepSeek is LightweightOllama is not according to our users
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    Jan.ai

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

    167 Jan.ai alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    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 the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Ollama.

    • Jan.ai is Free and Open SourceOllama is also Free and Open Source
    • Jan.ai is CustomizableOllama is not according to our users
  4. AnythingLLM icon

    AnythingLLM

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    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!.

    152 AnythingLLM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Linux
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    • AnythingLLM is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Ollama.

    • AnythingLLM is Free and Open SourceOllama is also Free and Open Source
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    local.ai

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    🎒 local.ai - Run AI locally on your PC!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Private GPT icon

    Private GPT

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    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!

    227 Private GPT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Devika

     19 likes
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    Devika is an Agentic AI Software Engineer that can understand high-level human instructions, break them down into steps, research relevant information, and write code to achieve the given objective. Devika utilizes large language models, planning and reasoning algorithms, and...

    24 Devika alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Instella

     7 likes
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    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.

    48 Instella alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • PyTorch
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  14. AgentGPT icon

    AgentGPT

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    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

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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