AI Tools Lab
Ollama
A tool for running open AI models on your own computer, or in the cloud.
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- What it is for
- Trying AI models locally so you can learn without sending data to an online service.
- Beginner friendly
- with help
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Coding required
- low
- Where it runs
- windows, mac, linux
- Pricing model
- freemium
- Free plan notes
- The official pricing page says running models on your own hardware is always unlimited on the Free plan (USD 0).
- Paid plan notes
- On the date checked cloud plans were Pro USD 20/month, Max USD 100/month, Team USD 500/month (early access), Enterprise by quote. Check the page for current prices.
- Account or API key needed
- No account is needed to run models locally.
- Privacy considerations
- Local models keep your prompts on your computer, but model downloads are large and need a reasonably modern computer with enough memory and disk space.
- Recommended before you start
- A computer with enough free disk space and memory for the model you choose.
Prices and free plans change. We last checked this on 2026-10-15. Always confirm on the official site.
Guided labs
Guided labs for this tool unlock with the course, or are still being written.