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Attribute	CohereOther license	OllamaOpen source
Overview
Primary focus	Enterprise language models via API, plus North and Compass	Run open-weight LLMs locally, with a free local API
Deployment	Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Source model	Other license	Open source
Pricing model	freemium	open source
API available	Yes	Yes
Windows desktop	Not specified	Not specified
Mobile app	Not specified	Not specified
Overview	Cohere provides text generation, embedding and rerank models via API for enterprise use, alongside North (an AI workplace platform) and Compass (enterprise search), with free trial keys and usage-based production pricing.	Ollama is an open-source, MIT-licensed tool for running LLMs on your own hardware via a local REST API and CLI; local use is free and unlimited, with an optional paid Ollama Cloud for larger models.
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Primary focus: Enterprise language models via API, plus North and Compass
Deployment: Self-hosted
Source model: Other license
Pricing model: freemium
API available: Yes
Windows desktop: Not specified
Mobile app: Not specified
Overview: Cohere provides text generation, embedding and rerank models via API for enterprise use, alongside North (an AI workplace platform) and Compass (enterprise search), with free trial keys and usage-based production pricing.

Primary focus: Run open-weight LLMs locally, with a free local API
Deployment: Self-hosted
Source model: Open source
Pricing model: open source
API available: Yes
Windows desktop: Not specified
Mobile app: Not specified
Overview: Ollama is an open-source, MIT-licensed tool for running LLMs on your own hardware via a local REST API and CLI; local use is free and unlimited, with an optional paid Ollama Cloud for larger models.

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