What people use it for
- Private local models
- Offline use
Learning difficulty
2/5: Install and pull a model.
Competitors
| Tool | Pricing model | Free plan | Starting price | Difficulty | Output rights | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollama | Free, open source | Yes | Free | 2/5 | – | Private, offline models |
| OpenAI API | Pay as you go | No | $2.00 input / $10.00 output per 1M tokens | 3/5 | You own or may use output commercially | Building AI features into your own app |
| Claude API | Pay as you go | No | See official site | 3/5 | – | Long-context and coding features in apps |
| Gemini API | Pay as you go | Yes | See official site | 3/5 | – | Cheap experiments with a free tier |
| OpenRouter | Pay as you go | Yes | See official site | 3/5 | – | Switching between models without new accounts |
| Groq | Pay as you go | Yes | See official site | – | – | Low-latency open-model inference |
| Together AI | Pay as you go | No | See official site | – | – | Running and fine-tuning open models |
Alternatives with a free plan
- Gemini API: Cheap experiments with a free tier
- OpenRouter: Switching between models without new accounts
- Groq: Low-latency open-model inference
Used in our research notes
None of our research notes use it yet.
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