Side by side
| Property | Cohere | Ollama |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Product | Product |
| Category | AI models and APIs | AI models and APIs |
| Made by | Cohere | Ollama |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Free |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Platforms | API, Self-hosted | Desktop, Terminal, Self-hosted |
| Startup | Yes | Yes |
Features
Only Cohere
- llm api
- embeddings
- rerank
- rag
Both
- privacy
Only Ollama
- local models
- open weights
- inference