Comparison
ollama vs SillyTavern
A neutral, constraint-first comparison - live GitHub stats and typed relationships, not marketing.
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| ollama | SillyTavern | |
|---|---|---|
| Tagline | Get up and running with Kimi-K2.6, GLM-5.1, MiniMax, DeepSeek, gpt-oss, Qwen, Gemma and other models. | LLM Frontend for Power Users |
| Stars | 176k | 30k |
| Forks | 17k | 5.7k |
| Open issues | 3.4k | 521 |
| Language | Go | JavaScript |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Last pushed | Jul 7, 2026 | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Categories | AI Agents, LLM Frameworks | LLM Frameworks, Developer Tools |
Choose ollama if…
- More widely adopted - 176k stars vs 30k.
- More recently updated (last pushed Jul 7, 2026).
- Also covers AI Agents.