Tutorials · Chapter D (4/4) · ~10 min
Local model lab
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Run **Ollama or open weights** on your machine when privacy, cost, or offline matters.
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Local model lab
Local/open weights for privacy and offline — cloud for capability and scale.
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You matched workloads to local vs cloud inference.
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import ollama
out = ollama.chat(model="llama3.2", messages=[{"role": "user", "content": prompt}])