Ollama Free Local LLM Guide and OpenAI-Compatible API Setup

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Ollama is a local LLM runner. Run any open-source model with one command. Completely free, no internet needed, supports Mac/Linux/Windows, OpenAI-compatible API.

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Daily Limit: Unlimited (runs locally)

Model	Context	Limit	Notes
Llama 3.3	`128k`	`Unlimited`	Runs locally, completely free
Qwen2.5	`32k`	`Unlimited`	Runs locally, completely free
DeepSeek-R1	`64k`	`Unlimited`	Local reasoning model

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