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Ollama: the best Open Source alternative to OpenAI API in 2026

Ollama lets you download and run open source language models (Llama, Mistral, Gemma...) on your own server with a compatible API, without sending your data to third parties.

License MIT ~99k stars (estimated)Website GitHub Repository

Technical profile

License: MIT
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Replaces: OpenAI API
Tech stack: GoLlama.cpp

Preview

Public image provided by Ollama on its own website.

Key features

Download models with a single command
API compatible with multiple clients
GPU and CPU support

Ollama vs. OpenAI API

Pros

Your data never leaves your server

Things to consider

Quality depends on the model and hardware available

Quick Docker installation guide

Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →

docker-compose.yml

version: "3.9"
services:
  ollama:
    image: ollama/ollama:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "11434:11434"
    volumes:
      - ollama_data:/root/.ollama
volumes:
  ollama_data: