# Ollama: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 9 judge labels across 4 categories by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ollama

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [LLM gateways and observability](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/llm-gateways-and-observability/index.md) | 2% | 16 | 50% | 2 |
| [AI coding assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/ai-coding-assistants/index.md) | 0% | 16 | 0% | 4 |
| [ML platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/ml-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 24 | 0% | 2 |
| [Enterprise AI assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/enterprise-ai-assistants/index.md) | 0% | 81 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "PREFER: Self-hosted solutions (Ollama), open-source frameworks (Hugging Face, LangChain)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, ML platforms)
- "Start with Ollama or LocalAI if you can run models locally (minimal ongoing costs)" (Claude Haiku 4.5, LLM gateways)
- "via tools like Ollama, Hugging Face, or enterprise platforms from vendors like NVIDIA, Red Hat, or SUSE" (Grok 4.20, Enterprise AI)
- "running open-weight coding models (e.g., Qwen-Coder or DeepSeek-Coder) locally via Ollama" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, AI coding)

## And against it

- "Ollama is also mentioned alongside LiteLLM as a gateway to avoid in security-sensitive environments." (Mistral Small, LLM gateways)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Ollama, from 10 of the 13 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- arxiv.org: 3
- gane.ai/index: 3
- bsi.bund.de: 2
- cheatsheetseries.owasp.org: 2
- daily.dev: 2
- lasso.security: 2
- superblocks.com: 2
- unite.ai: 2
- youtube.com: 2
- aimlapi.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://bsi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/EN/BSI/KI/ANSSI_BSI_AI_Coding_Assistants.pdf: 2
- https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Secure_Coding_with_AI_Cheat_Sheet.html: 2
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/litellm: 2
- https://lasso.security/blog/ai-code-assistants-and-cybersecurity-risk-3-recent-findings: 2
- https://unite.ai/perplexity-breaks-down-llm-gateway-mechanics-and-production-risks: 2
- https://youtube.com/watch: 2
- https://aimlapi.com/blog/the-best-ai-coding-assistant-in-2026: 1
- https://aipilottools.com/tool/codeium: 1

## In its own words

What Ollama's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Ollama is an API for open models. Get inference locally or in the cloud, anywhere you already work. (https://ollama.com/)
- For: people who build with open models (https://ollama.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page ollama.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 112 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 58 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-31
- Recent: 2026-08-31 blog: Transparent pricing https://ollama.com/blog/transparent-pricing
- Recent: 2026-08-25 blog: Claude desktop https://ollama.com/blog/claude-desktop
- Recent: 2026-08-11 blog: Nemotron 3 5 lightning https://ollama.com/blog/nemotron-3-5-lightning
- Recent: 2026-08-10 blog: Muse glimmer https://ollama.com/blog/muse-glimmer
- Recent: 2026-07-09 blog: All aboard open models https://ollama.com/blog/all-aboard-open-models
- Recent: 2026-06-29 blog: Faster gemma 4 mlx mtp https://ollama.com/blog/faster-gemma-4-mlx-mtp

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.