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AnythingLLM vs Ollama

AnythingLLM or Ollama? Their plans monthly and yearly, the capabilities their makers state, security and latest updates, side by side — read from the makers' own pages.

In short

  • Both: Choice of models, Self-hosted, API
  • Only AnythingLLM states: Builds agents and workflows, Search over your data
  • Only Ollama states: VS Code, No code retained, Runs models for you

AnythingLLM

AnythingLLM is a local-first AI assistant for chatting with documents, running agents, and automating tasks on your devices.

Plans

Basic

  • $50 /monthly
  • Private instance
  • Custom subdomain
  • RAG, agents, and work right out of the box
  • Just bring an LLM API Key

Pro

  • $99 /monthly
  • Private instance
  • RAG, agents, work right out of the box
  • 72-hour support SLA

Enterprise

Price on request

  • On-premise deployment
  • Custom SLA
  • Custom integrations
  • SSO, RBAC, and more

Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

  • Choice of models — “Select your preferred model or let AnythingLLM auto-recommend the best one for your hardware specs and our experience.” source
  • Self-hosted — “Give your whole team a private, multi-user AI workspace — hosted by us or self-hosted on your infrastructure.” source
  • API — “The custom tool builder and developer API make it easy to fit AnythingLLM to your exact needs - no extra bloat.” source
  • Builds agents and workflows — “Swap models, configure permissions, set up custom agent workflows, and white-label the interface to match your brand.” source
  • Search over your data — “Every document becomes part of your agent's knowledge base with no data leaving your device.” source

Latest updates

  • AnythingLLM v1.16.0 (v1.16.0)

    Added image generation via /img and file picker support for dragging folders and files into existing folders.

  • AnythingLLM v1.15.0 (v1.15.0)

    Launched desktop Magic Features: dictation, text actions, and autocomplete; Pro removes their daily limits.

  • AnythingLLM v1.14.0 (v1.14.0)

    Added STT support for Deepgram, GenericOAI, Lemonade, and OpenAI, plus KokoroTTS support and Markdown conversion for web scraping.

About AnythingLLM

Ollama

Ollama runs open models locally or in the cloud and connects them to coding agents, applications, and an API.

Plans

Free

Free

  • Run models locally
  • Starter usage credits included
  • Includes access to starter models
  • Add credits to unlock all models
  • No service fees

Pro

  • $20 / mo.
  • $200/yr billed annually
  • $16.67 / mo. billed annually
  • $60 of usage credits per month
  • Access to larger pro models
  • Run multiple models concurrently
  • Fast mode (coming soon)

Max

  • $100 / mo.
  • $300 of usage credits per month
  • Early access to the newest models
  • 10 concurrent requests
  • Everything in Pro

Team

  • $500 / mo.
  • Unlimited users
  • $1,000 of usage credits per month, shared across the team
  • Centralized billing and administration
  • Priority support
  • Shared projects, skills, and instructions (coming soon)

Enterprise

Price on request

  • Model access controls
  • Limit team access to specific models
  • Set cost budgets for users and API keys
  • Private Slack channel with dedicated support
  • Custom security questionnaires

Prices checked 2026-09-26 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

  • VS Code — “Claude Code Codex OpenCode Hermes Agent OpenClaw VS Code Pi n8n” source
  • Choice of models — “Switch models without changing your workflow.” source
  • Self-hosted — “Run models locally” source
  • No code retained — “Every request runs on dedicated compute in the US and Europe, plus Singapore for a limited set of Qwen models, with zero data retention.” source
  • API — “Works with popular coding agents, including Claude Code and Codex, plus an API for your own tools” source
  • Runs models for you — “Ollama hosts models and compute resources primarily in the United States.” source

Latest updates

  • v0.34.4 (v0.34.4)

    Structured outputs on thinking models now apply in one pass; fixed model lookup and macOS app issues and changed Apple Silicon processing.

  • v0.34.3 (v0.34.3)

    GET /api/show now exposes model thinking controls and defaults; Nemotron H vision models are supported on Apple Silicon with MLX.

  • v0.34.2 (v0.34.2)

    Added first-run sign-in or local setup and an ollama://apps link to open the desktop app’s Apps page on macOS and Windows.

About Ollama