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The Best Ollama Alternatives in 2026

24 alternatives1 free · 12 open source

Looking for something like Ollama? Here are 24 alternatives, ranked by how closely they match it on purpose, features and platforms. Of these, 1 are free or have a free plan and 12 are open source.

About Ollamagithub.com/jmorganca/ollama
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Ollama runs language models locally and provides tools to work with model files and APIs.

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#AlternativePricingOpen sourcePlatforms
1Stakpak —Yes—
2Glide —Yes—
3text-embeddings-inference —Yes—
4lunary-ai/abso —Yes—
5OpenModelZ —Yes—
6LLM Gateway —Not statedWeb
7Flaq —Not statedWeb
8LiteLLM —Not statedWeb
9Colibri —Yes—
10Maxim AI FreemiumYesWindows, macOS, Linux
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Stakpak

github.com/stakpak/agentOpen source
Also covers ai infrastructure, llm, and mlops · same kind of open-source project

Stakpak runs an agent on a machine to ship code and keep applications running.

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Glide

github.com/EinStack/glideOpen source
Also covers ai infrastructure, llm, and mlops · same kind of open-source project

Glide provides an open model gateway for developing production generative AI applications.

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LiteLLM

litellm.ai
Also covers ai infrastructure, llm, and mlops · same kind of open-source project

LiteLLM provides an AI gateway and LLM proxy with model routing, usage tracking, spend controls, and support for many providers.

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Colibri

github.com/JustVugg/colibriOpen source
Also covers ai infrastructure, mlops, and open source · same kind of open-source project

Colibri runs mixture-of-experts language models on local hardware, streaming experts from disk with a small C engine.

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Maxim AI

getmaxim.aiFreemiumOpen source
Also covers ai infrastructure, llm, and mlops · free plan

Bifrost by Maxim AI is an open-source AI gateway for LLMs, MCP and agents with routing, governance, guardrails and observability, supporting 8+ providers and 1000+ models via a drop-in SDK replacement.

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Candle

github.com/huggingface/candleOpen source
Also covers ai infrastructure, mlops, and open source · same kind of open-source project

Candle provides a minimalist Rust framework for machine learning model development and execution tasks.

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ONNX-MLIR

github.com/onnx/onnx-mlirOpen source
Also covers ai infrastructure, mlops, and open source · same kind of open-source project

ONNX-MLIR compiles ONNX models using MLIR compiler infrastructure for model deployment workflows.

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DyNet

github.com/clab/dynetOpen source
Also covers ai infrastructure, mlops, and open source · same kind of open-source project

DyNet provides tools for building dynamic neural networks and deep learning models.

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What is the best alternative to Ollama?
Based on features, tags and platforms, the closest alternatives to Ollama are Stakpak, Glide, and text-embeddings-inference.
Is there a free alternative to Ollama?
Yes. Maxim AI is free or offer a free plan.
Are there open-source alternatives to Ollama?
Yes: Stakpak, Glide, text-embeddings-inference, and lunary-ai/abso.

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