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Ollama Free API Guide
Ollama has a tracked free API path, with Unlimited and rate limit notes of Local.
Quick verdict
- Free API: Unlimited
- Rate limits: Local
- Best model starting point: Llama 3.3
- Mainland China access: direct or relatively friendly
Provider fit matrix
Production readiness checklist
Python setup snapshot
Start with the smallest possible chat completion, then move the key to your server-side secret manager before production.
# Ollama 提供本地 OpenAI 兼容 API
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(api_key="ollama", base_url="http://localhost:11434/v1")
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="llama3.3", messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}])
print(response.choices[0].message.content)cURL smoke test
Use this to verify endpoint, auth header, model name, response shape, and quota before adding SDK abstractions.
curl http://localhost:11434/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OLLAMA_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "Llama 3.3",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello from yangmao.ai"}]
}'Free API and pricing notes
Unlimited
Local API, completely free, unlimited calls
Access and production risk
Mainland China friendly / direct path likely
Runs locally, no network needed. May need proxy to download models (or use Chinese mirrors).
Decision checklist
Check Ollama free credits and rate limits.
Compare same-category providers and Mainland China access needs.
Pick the provider with the clearest no-card/free API path for testing.
Ollama production validation table
Use this table before sending real users, scheduled agents, or paid traffic to Ollama. The goal is to validate source freshness, quota behavior, regional access, and fallback needs instead of trusting a stale free-credit claim.
Credit-change alerts
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Source snapshot
Data source: yangmao.ai provider YAML tracker plus provider docs reviewed by the daily crawler. Official dashboards can change quota and pricing without notice; verify before production.
- yangmao.ai provider id
- ollama
- Official source
- https://ollama.com
- Last updated
- 2026-06-16
- Free tier
- Unlimited (runs locally)
- API credits
- Unlimited
- Rate limit
- Local
- Access note
- Runs locally, no network needed. May need proxy to download models (or use Chinese mirrors).
FAQ
Does Ollama have a free API?
Yes. Current yangmao.ai record: Unlimited. Rate limit note: Local.
Is Ollama OpenAI-compatible?
The recorded setup uses an OpenAI-compatible pattern or SDK-style call. Validate the latest base URL and model names in Ollama docs.
Can I use Ollama from mainland China?
Ollama is marked as relatively direct or Mainland-China-friendly in the current tracker.
What should I do when Ollama credits run out?
Compare the alternatives below, check /en/free-ai-api/, and shortlist official providers or API gateway options before production.