Project comparison
Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.
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ollama has the larger GitHub footprint with 182.2K stars.
Airllm is currently growing faster at +6.4K stars this week.
ollama has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 88/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.
Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.
| Signal | Airllm | ollama |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence status | Needs recheck· 2026-08-31 11:03 UTC | Verified snapshot· 2026-10-04 09:19 UTC |
| GitHub stars | 24.1K | 182.2K |
| Weekly growth | +6.4K | +450 |
| Health score | Watch57/100 | Strong88/100 |
| Contributors | 10 | 600 |
| Commits per week | 2.5 | 24.5 |
| Open issues | 115 | 3.2K |
| Language | Jupyter Notebook | Go |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-07-23 08:29 UTC | 2026-10-04 05:57 UTC |
| Last release | v3.0.1 | v0.23.2 |
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