# Ollama vs TextGen (slim)

> Ollama scores 56.3 (C) on agent readiness against TextGen's 45.1 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. TextGen leads on security & auth. Both do local inference. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Ollama scores 56.3 (C) on agent readiness against TextGen's 45.1 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. TextGen leads on security & auth. Both do local inference.

- Ollama: C 56.3, rank #570 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ollama.min.md
- TextGen: E 45.1, rank #775 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/text-generation-webui.min.md
- 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 Schema & documentation, 79 against 61; Agent ergonomics, 75 against 50; Maintenance & community, 81 against 24; Transparency & trust, 59 against 49. Also No key needed to call it.
- TextGen, good for A person who wants one app for several backends (llama.cpp, ExLlamaV3, Transformers) with an OpenAI and Anthropic-compatible endpoint, LoRA training and image generation. Ahead on Security & auth, 40 against 28.

| Category | Ollama | TextGen |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 53 | 51 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 79 | 61 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 75 | 50 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 28 | 40 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 81 | 24 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 59 | 49 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Ollama | TextGen |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | Model platform |
| Vendor | Ollama Inc. | oobabooga |
| Auth | None | API key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | MIT (server, CLI and desktop app). Ollama Cloud is a closed service under the ollama.com terms, and each model carries its own licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-05-20 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-05-01 | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-03-01 | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes |  |
| Popularity | 181k stars, 872k npm/wk | 48k stars |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | none |