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Rankings use public ecosystem signals. Treat them as a starting point, then confirm license, setup, safety, and fit with the upstream project.
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Needle vs ollama

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

Needle

14MB foundation model for tiny devices; phones, wearables, smart home, and robots.

Best matched with other inference tools.

8.8K
Stars
+2.0K
Weekly
60/100
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

Needle is currently growing faster at +2.0K 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.

SignalNeedleollama
Evidence statusBasic listing· 2026-10-04 09:17 UTCVerified snapshot· 2026-10-04 09:19 UTC
GitHub stars8.8K182.2K
Weekly growth+2.0K+450
Health scoreHealthy60/100Strong88/100
Contributors17600
Commits per week3.324.5
Open issues243.2K
LanguagePythonGo
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Last commit2026-08-23 18:36 UTC2026-10-04 05:57 UTC
Last releaseN/Av0.23.2

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