GradiovsOllama

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Gradio

Developer Tools

Build and share machine learning demos easily

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Ollama

Local AI Infrastructure

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Run local and cloud LLMs, now including Codex App and CLI workflows

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FeatureGradioOllama
CategoryDeveloper ToolsLocal AI Infrastructure
PricingFree (open-source)Free (open-source)
GitHub Stars
35k
✓ More stars
120k
PlatformsLinux, macOS, Windows, WebmacOS, Linux, Windows
Key Features
  • ✓ ML demos
  • ✓ API generation
  • ✓ Sharing
  • ✓ Custom components
  • ✓ Hugging Face integration
  • ✓ One-command setup
  • ✓ API server
  • ✓ GPU acceleration
  • ✓ Model library
  • ✓ Modelfile
  • ✓ OpenAI-compatible API
  • ✓ Codex App support
  • ✓ Codex CLI launch/profile support
Pros
  • + Easiest ML demo creation
  • + Auto-generated UI
  • + Hugging Face integration
  • + API generation
  • + One-line sharing
  • + Dead simple to use with one command
  • + Runs local models offline when hardware fits
  • + OpenAI-compatible API
  • + Huge model library
  • + Official Codex App and Codex CLI integration paths
Cons
  • − Limited UI customization
  • − Not for complex apps
  • − Can be slow with large models
  • − Basic styling options
  • − Requires enough local hardware for larger models
  • − Local coding-agent quality depends heavily on the selected model
  • − Cloud models may require Ollama Cloud subscription or usage costs
  • − No built-in general chat UI without a companion app
Tags
mldemopythonopen-source
open-sourcelocalllminferenceprivacygpucodexcoding-agents

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