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Ollama

Ollama is a runtime maintained by Ollama Inc.4 1 Its source code is public1 under the MIT License3.

Ollama is an open-source application and runtime for downloading and running open models on macOS, Windows, and Linux. It has an API, Python and JavaScript client libraries, and integrations with coding agents and other tools. Its company, Ollama Inc., also offers cloud-hosted models.2 4 5

Website: Website (external site: ollama.com)
Repository: Repository (external site: github.com)
Documentation: Documentation (external site: docs.ollama.com)
License: LICENSE (external site: github.com)
Release notes: Releases (external site: github.com)

Last reviewedSep 29, 2026Entry updated Sep 29, 2026Documented release Unknown

Availability and license

Overall availability

Public

Documented as available to the general public. Access conditions and license terms may still apply.1 3

Availability fact review: not separately recorded

Availability is separate from permission: read the license before using or redistributing.

MIT License (external site: github.com)3
Applies to: Code · SPDX MIT · on the rubric’s OSI-approved software-license list · fact-level rights review not recorded
Plain-language guide to the MIT License

The MIT license covers the Ollama software. Models run with Ollama carry their own licenses, and Ollama's cloud service is governed by its terms of service.3 4

Component reuse rights

A readable or downloadable component is not automatically reusable. These indicators concern recorded license evidence, not system certification.

weights: Unknown — no complete fact-level rights review
code: Unknown — no complete fact-level rights review
data: Unknown — no complete fact-level rights review
documentation: Unknown — no complete fact-level rights review

No complete system-rights review is recorded for this release.

Public materials checklist

Items for a runtime under USASI rubric v0.2. Unknown means unassessed or insufficient evidence.

Public materials checklist for Ollama
Item	Status	Notes and evidence
Source codeIs the source code publicly readable?	Public	1
DocumentationIs user documentation published?	Public	7
InstallationAre installation instructions or packages publicly available?	Public	Install scripts and installers for macOS, Windows, and Linux, plus an official Docker image.2 6
Supported platformsAre supported operating systems or hardware documented?	Public	Docs cover macOS, Windows, and Linux, with GPU support for NVIDIA (compute capability 5.0 and newer), AMD via ROCm, Apple Metal, and Vulkan.7
Release statusAre versioned releases published?	Public	Versioned releases, including pre-releases, are published on GitHub.8

What it is useful for

Running open models on a local machine with GPU acceleration on NVIDIA, AMD, and Apple hardware, and serving them to local applications.7 2

Organization context

Independent project: no organization record is linked to this entry.

Provenance and derivatives

The Ollama README lists llama.cpp as a supported backend. The repository pins a llama.cpp build version and an MLX version.2 1

Derived from: llama.cpp — Listed under "Supported backends" in the Ollama README.

In the news

Dated, sourced updates in this catalog's news that mention this entry.

Oct 6, 2026 · Release
Ollama 0.40.0 runs supported models on MLX by default on Apple Silicon
Ollama published version 0.40.0 on GitHub on October 6, 2026, after a series of release candidates that began with v0.40.0-rc0 on September 25. According to the release notes, model architectures supported by the MLX runtime now run on MLX automatically on Apple Silicon devices, with models listed including qwen3.8, gemma4, qwen3.6, and qwen3.5. The notes say decision models (Nimble, tev1, clef, and clef-flash) and the embeddinggemma-2 embedding model are also available on MLX, and that Ollama will continue testing and enabling additional models. USASI has not tested this release.
- Ollama
Sep 28, 2026 · Release
Ollama 0.35.0 adds decision models through a /v1/systemone endpoint
Ollama published version 0.35.0 on GitHub on September 28, 2026. The release notes say Ollama now supports decision models through /v1/systemone, based on TypeSafe's Jev API, and that decision models return choices, probabilities, and scores instead of text. The models listed as available are Nimble from Bespoke Labs and Tev1 from Together AI, and the API supports three question types: choice, noul, and score. USASI has not tested this feature.
- Ollama

U.S. eligibility

Project eligibility rests on documented governing or maintaining entities, not on contributors.

Eligible · basis: U.S.-governed project

Ollama's terms of service say its website, software, APIs, and related services are provided by Ollama Inc. The terms are governed by California law, with arbitration in San Francisco. Ollama Inc.'s July 2026 press release (distributed by Business Wire) is datelined Palo Alto, California. Its job board lists roles in Palo Alto. No foreign parent or headquarters was found.4 9 10

Assessed Sep 29, 2026

Sources

1.
ollama/ollama (external site: github.com)
Ollama · Repository · accessed Sep 29, 2026
2.
Ollama README (external site: github.com)
Ollama · Repository · accessed Sep 29, 2026
3.
Ollama LICENSE (external site: github.com)
Ollama · License · accessed Sep 29, 2026
4.
Terms of Service (external site: ollama.com)
Ollama Inc. · Official page · published May 2026 · accessed Sep 29, 2026
5.
Ollama Pricing (external site: ollama.com)
Ollama Inc. · Official page · accessed Sep 29, 2026
6.
Download Ollama (external site: ollama.com)
Ollama Inc. · Official page · accessed Sep 29, 2026
7.
Hardware support (external site: docs.ollama.com)
Ollama Inc. · Documentation · accessed Sep 29, 2026
8.
Ollama releases (external site: github.com)
Ollama · Release notes · accessed Sep 29, 2026
9.
Ollama Raises $65M Series B Funding to Grow its Open-source AI Platform (external site: finance.yahoo.com)
Ollama (via Business Wire) · Announcement · published Jul 9, 2026 · accessed Sep 29, 2026
10.
Ollama job board (Ashby posting API) (external site: api.ashbyhq.com)
Ollama Inc. · Official page · accessed Sep 29, 2026

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@misc{usasi_ollama,
  author = {{USASI}},
  title = {Ollama},
  year = {2026},
  month = sep,
  howpublished = {\url{https://unitedstatesofamericasuperintelligence.com/open/ollama/}},
  note = {United States of America Superintelligence. Last updated 2026-09-29}
}

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What it is useful for

Organization context

Provenance and derivatives

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Ollama 0.40.0 runs supported models on MLX by default on Apple Silicon

Ollama 0.35.0 adds decision models through a /v1/systemone endpoint

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