Ollama

Name: Ollama
Price: 20 USD
Author: Ollama

Free · from $20/mo

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MLX Score4.8

PriceFreewith paid plans

RunsMac or cloud

DeveloperOllama

LicenceOpenMIT

CategoryRun locally

Mac14.0+macOS or later

Ollama downloads and runs open models from its own library, from the command line or a chat app on the Mac. Many other apps and coding agents can talk to its local API. Since March 2026 it has an MLX engine on Apple silicon, in preview.

It needs macOS 14 Sonoma or newer. On Apple M-series chips it uses the CPU and GPU; on Intel Macs it runs on the CPU only. Models can take tens to hundreds of GB of disk space.

Ollama is open source (MIT). Local models are free and stay on your Mac. Ollama also sells cloud models, which run on its servers: pay per token, or Pro at $20 a month and Max at $100 a month.

How to Get It

Homebrew

brew install --cask ollama-app

Homebrew

brew install ollama

Terminal

curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh

WebsiteVisit

Official downloads only. MLX never re-hosts an app, and never runs a command for you.

MLX Score

4.8out of 5

Homebrew installs (90 days)ahead of 91%

GitHub starsahead of 100%

GitHub: 185,697 stars, last push 2026-11-02 · read 2026-11-02Homebrew: 22,194 installs in 90 days · read 2026-11-02

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Information

Developer: Ollama
Category: Run models locally
Price: Free · from $20/mo (Running models locally is free. Cloud models: pay per token, Pro $20 a month, Max $100 a month.)
Your data: On your Mac or in the cloud
Licence: MIT
Mac: macOS 14.0 or later
iPhone and iPad: —
Links: Website · Docs · GitHub
Facts checked: 2026-11-01

Sources

docs.ollama.com/macos · macOS 14 Sonoma or newer, Apple M series CPU+GPU, x86 CPU only, model disk space · checked 2026-11-01ollama.com/pricing · local models free; cloud pay per token, Pro $20/month, Max $100/month · checked 2026-11-01ollama.com/blog/mlx · MLX engine on Apple silicon in preview (30 March 2026) · checked 2026-11-01github.com/ollama/ollama/blob/main/README.md · install command curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh, Ollama.dmg download · checked 2026-11-01github.com/ollama/ollama/blob/main/LICENSE · licence MIT · checked 2026-11-01formulae.brew.sh/api/cask/ollama-app.json · Homebrew cask ollama-app, bundle id com.electron.ollama, macOS 14+ · checked 2026-11-01formulae.brew.sh/api/formula/ollama.json · Homebrew formula ollama · checked 2026-11-01Icon from GitHub