Google Gemini API vs Ollama
Google Gemini API is listed under Frontier labs, Ollama under Inference platforms. Each name links to the product's own site.
| Category | Frontier labs | Inference platforms |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Freemium | Open source |
| Public code | No | Yes |
| Tags | gemini, multimodal, llm-api, google | ollama, local, self-hosted, cli |
| Website | ai.google.dev | ollama.com |
What Google Gemini API does
Google's developer API for the Gemini models. It takes text, image, audio and video input, and has a free tier for testing in Google AI Studio before you move to paid usage.
What Ollama does
Ollama downloads and runs open-weight models on a laptop or server, and exposes a local HTTP API. It supports macOS, Linux and Windows, and has a model library for common releases.
Other options
See all Frontier labs, or alternatives to Google Gemini API and Ollama.