Ollama Alternatives

Apps similar to Ollama include Jan.ai, which is free and open source. Other options are Ensu, AnythingLLM, LM Studio and Alpaca - Ollama Client. There's no shortage of Large Language Model (LLM) Tools like Ollama, with more than 100 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Linux, the web and Android.

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  1. Empler AI icon

    Empler AI

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    Automate Unresolved Go-to-Market Challenges and Empower Your CRM, Marketing, and Sales Teams to Achieve Desired Results with Multi-agent Framework, B2B Database Creation, Agentic Workflows, and Integrations.

    162 Empler AI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    No-code Agentic AI Automation Framework. Vertical AI Agents. Multi-Agent Systems. Tables. Database. Agentic Workflow Tools.
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    BrainSoup

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    BrainSoup is an ingenious, modular AI platform that empowers you to build autonomous assistants for any task, all while ensuring your data remains private on your local device. Explore BrainSoup's endless possibilities and join the community.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  4. Shinkai icon

    Shinkai

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    Shinkai is a two click install App that allows you to create Local AI agents in 5 minutes or less using a simple UI. Supports: MCPs, Remote and Local AI, Crypto and Payments.

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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    Synthflow AI

    Empower any business with no-code AI voice assistants, enabling seamless outbound/inbound calls and appointments. Personalize user experiences with conversational AI while ensuring top-notch privacy and security across diverse ap...

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    NexaSDK

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    Run frontier LLMs and VLMs with day-0 model support across GPU, NPU, and CPU, with comprehensive runtime coverage for PC (Python/C++), mobile (Android & iOS), and Linux/IoT (Arm64 & x86 Docker). Supporting OpenAI GPT-OSS, IBM Granite-4, Qwen-3-VL, Gemma-3n, Ministral-3, and more.

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    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  7. Jellybox icon

    Jellybox

     1 like

    Run AI models locally and entirely offline.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • US flagUnited States
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  9. L

    LocalGPT

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    A local device focused AI assistant built in Rust — persistent memory, autonomous tasks, ~27MB binary. Inspired by and compatible with OpenClaw.

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    • Rust
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • BSD
    • Docker
    • Node.JS
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  10. AgentRunner.ai icon

    AgentRunner.ai

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    Create autonomous agents: Each agent has a unique personality and can accumulate its own memories

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. BaseChat icon

    BaseChat

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    A minimal SwiftUI chat app for BaseRT.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Global
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  12. Noema icon

    Noema

     1 like

    Noema brings large language model intelligence to all your devices, fully offline. Download lightweight models directly from Hugging Face, connect supported remote endpoints, and pair models with curated textbooks and your own PDFs or EPUBs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
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    • European Union flagEU
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  13. Ekorbia icon

    Ekorbia

     1 like

    Ekorbia is a native desktop Integrated Chat and Productivity Environment for local AI models powered by Ollama. Features include chat history, full-text search, prompt library, model comparison chat mode, chat overlay, ephemeral chat, file watches and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Chat, attachments with citations, watches, and a prompt library — all running locally on macOS.
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  14. Tencent Hy icon

    Tencent Hy

     1 like

    Built end-to-end by Tencent, Hy is a large language model engineered for excellence in content creation, reasoning, code, and conversation. From complex tasks in writing, research, and work, to everyday dialogue, knowledge, and creativity, Hy responds with precision, coherence...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • CN flagChina
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    Golem-GPT

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    Framework for building actionable agents to achieve goals specified by user, powered by OpenAI GPT-4 and GPT-3.5.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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