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Ollama
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A popular tool to **download and run open-weight LLMs locally** with a simple CLI and API.
When to use
Prototyping offline, private drafts, or air-gapped environments.
When not to
When you need the latest closed frontier model with zero ops — use a cloud API instead.
Example
ollama run llama3.2 "Summarize this paragraph in 2 bullets."