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Hands On Large Language Models vs ollama

Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.

Hands On Large Language Models

Official code repo for the O'Reilly Book - "Hands-On Large Language Models"

Best matched with other inference tools.

27.7K
Stars
+1.5K
Weekly
52/100
Health
ollama

Get up and running with Kimi, GLM, MiniMax, DeepSeek, gpt-oss, Qwen, Gemma and other models.

Best matched with other inference tools.

182.2K
Stars
+450
Weekly
88/100
Health

Quick Take

Adoption

ollama has the larger GitHub footprint with 182.2K stars.

Momentum

Hands On Large Language Models is currently growing faster at +1.5K stars this week.

Maintenance

ollama has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 88/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.

Side-by-side evidence

Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.

SignalHands On Large Language Modelsollama
Evidence statusBasic listing· 2026-10-04 09:17 UTCVerified snapshot· 2026-10-04 09:19 UTC
GitHub stars27.7K182.2K
Weekly growth+1.5K+450
Health scoreWatch52/100Strong88/100
Contributors12600
Commits per week0.124.5
Open issues383.2K
LanguageJupyter NotebookGo
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Last commit2026-04-24 10:20 UTC2026-10-04 05:57 UTC
Last releaseN/Av0.23.2

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