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Ollama vs llama.cpp
Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.
Ollama
Get up and running with Kimi-K2.5, GLM-5, MiniMax, DeepSeek, gpt-oss, Qwen, Gemma and other models.
171.2K
Stars
+450
Weekly
95/100
Health
llama.cpp
LLM inference in C/C++
109.6K
Stars
+1.2K
Weekly
100/100
Health
Quick Take
Adoption
Ollama has the larger GitHub footprint with 171.2K stars.
Momentum
llama.cpp is currently growing faster at +1.2K stars this week.
Maintenance
llama.cpp has the stronger health score at 100/100.
Side-by-side Metrics
| Signal | Ollama | llama.cpp |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 171.2K | 109.6K |
| Weekly growth | +450 | +1.2K |
| Health score | 95 | 100 |
| Contributors | 600 | 1.7K |
| Commits per week | 24.5 | 86.2 |
| Open issues | 3.2K | 1.6K |
| Language | Go | C++ |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Last commit | 14h ago | 15h ago |
| Last release | v0.23.2 | b9113 |
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