What it sells
Get up and running with large language models.
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
UnverifiedIndividual developers (Pro/Max) and engineering teams or companies (Team/Enterprise).
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
UnverifiedNeeding larger open models than local hardware can run, or running multiple agents concurrently with private (non-stored, non-trained) inference.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Download the free local runtime, pull open models and run them locally; optionally route requests to Ollama cloud models using subscription or pay-as-you-go usage credits.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Free open-source local runtime (9M+ monthly installs, 1B+ downloads) monetized through paid cloud inference subscriptions with included usage credits plus per-token pay-as-you-go.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Self-serve download and signup, GitHub open source, Discord and meetups; Enterprise via contact.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Winter 2021 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.