Ollama vs OpenRouter

FeatureOllamaOpenRouter
CategoryLocal AI InfrastructureAI Development
PricingFree (open-source)Pay-per-use (varies by model)
GitHub Stars120,000—
PlatformsmacOS, Linux, WindowsWeb
Features
  • ✓ One-command setup
  • ✓ API server
  • ✓ GPU acceleration
  • ✓ Model library
  • ✓ Modelfile
  • ✓ OpenAI-compatible API
  • ✓ 200+ models
  • ✓ Unified API
  • ✓ Auto-fallback
  • ✓ Rate limiting
  • ✓ Usage tracking
  • ✓ OpenAI-compatible
Tags
open-sourcelocalllminferenceprivacygpu
apimulti-modelgatewayroutingpay-per-use