# Core vs Ollama (slim)

> Ollama scores 56.6 (C) on agent readiness against Core's 7.3 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do local inference. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Ollama scores 56.6 (C) on agent readiness against Core's 7.3 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do local inference.

- Core: F 7.3, rank #460 of 460 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ghost-core.min.md
- Ollama: C 56.6, rank #307 of 460 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ollama.min.md
- Core, good for A household that wants a dedicated box running open-weight models and a memory of its apps, files and devices at home, with a one-off price and no subscription, once it ships.
- Ollama, good for A person or an agent that wants an open model behind a local API with one install, and for pointing Claude Code, Codex or OpenCode at local or cloud models. Ahead on Reliability, 53 against 5; Schema & documentation, 79 against 7; Agent ergonomics, 75 against 4; Security & auth, 28 against 6; Payments & pricing, 60 against 10; Maintenance & community, 81 against 3; Transparency & trust, 63 against 45. Also No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card; Open source.

| Category | Core | Ollama |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 5 | 53 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 7 | 79 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 4 | 75 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 6 | 28 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 10 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 3 | 81 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 45 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Core | Ollama |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Model platform | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Ghost (ZMJ, Inc.) | Ollama Inc. |
| Auth | OAuth or key | None |
| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |
| Licence | Not stated. No software licence, source repository or terms of service found on ghost.ai (checked 2026-10-05). Models listed are Qwen 3.8-Next, Qwen 3.8-27B, Gemma 4-31B and Muse-Glimmer-30B. Ghost doesn't state their licences, and the origin of Muse-Glimmer-30B was not found | MIT (server, CLI and desktop app). Ollama Cloud is a closed service under the ollama.com terms, and each model carries its own licence |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | none | 2026-10-01 |
| Popularity | none | 181k stars, 872k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 2/5 (1) | 2.5/5 (2) |