Ollama
Lightweight tool for running open-source LLMs locally on consumer hardware; simple command-line interface.
Think of it like
Docker for language models; `ollama run llama2` and you're coding.
Example
`ollama pull llama2` downloads Llama 2 70B, then run locally without cloud costs.
How it actually works
Ollama bundles model weights, quantization, and inference engine. Runs on CPU (slow) or GPU. GGUF format for efficient inference. Emerging standard for local LLM experiments.
For product teams
Empowers users to run models privately; enables local-first AI applications.
For engineers
GGUF quantization makes inference viable on consumer GPUs; simple UX.
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