Project comparison
Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.
Get up and running with Kimi, GLM, MiniMax, DeepSeek, gpt-oss, Qwen, Gemma and other models.
Best matched with other inference tools.
Course to get into Large Language Models (LLMs) with roadmaps and Colab notebooks.
Best matched with other inference tools.
ollama has the larger GitHub footprint with 182.2K stars.
llm-course is currently growing faster at +929 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 | ollama | llm-course |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence status | Verified snapshot· 2026-10-04 09:19 UTC | Verified snapshot· 2026-10-04 09:19 UTC |
| GitHub stars | 182.2K | 83.3K |
| Weekly growth | +450 | +929 |
| Health score | Strong88/100 | Watch50/100 |
| Contributors | 600 | 3 |
| Commits per week | 24.5 | 0.0 |
| Open issues | 3.2K | 92 |
| Language | Go | N/A |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-04 05:57 UTC | 2026-02-05 13:09 UTC |
| Last release | v0.23.2 | N/A |
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