Ollama · Rate Limits

Ollama Rate Limits

Local Ollama (http://localhost:11434) has no rate limits or authentication. Ollama Cloud enforces tier-based concurrency (Free, Pro=3, Max=10 concurrent cloud models) and weekly GPU-time quotas rather than per-second request ceilings. Cloud quotas reset on 5-hour session and 7-day weekly cycles. Specific TPS / RPM ceilings are not publicly documented.

Ollama Rate Limits is the machine-readable rate-limit profile for Ollama on the APIs.io network, in the API Commons Rate Limits shape.

It captures 5 rate-limit definitions, measuring requests_per_second, concurrent_requests, and gpu_time.

An exhausted limit returns HTTP 429.

This profile was written by API Evangelist and has not been verified against a page the provider published; treat every limit as unconfirmed until a dated transcription replaces it.

The profile also includes 4 backoff/retry policies defined and response codes documented for unauthorized, throttled, and serviceUnavailable.

Tagged areas include Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models, Models, and Rate Limiting.

5 Limits Exhausted: HTTP 429
Method: generated, dated 2026-05-05.
Written by API Evangelist on 2026-05-05 and not verified against a page the provider published. Treat every limit as unconfirmed until a dated transcription replaces it.
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Artificial IntelligenceLarge Language ModelsModelsRate Limiting

Limits

Local server localhost
requests_per_second
unlimited (bounded by local hardware)
No auth, no rate limiting on http://localhost:11434.
Cloud — concurrent models (Free) account
concurrent_requests
1
Free tier permits running cloud models with basic limits.
Cloud — concurrent models (Pro) account
concurrent_requests
3
Pro tier permits 3 cloud models at a time.
Cloud — concurrent models (Max) account
concurrent_requests
10
Max tier permits 10 cloud models at a time.
Cloud — weekly GPU usage account
gpu_time · week
tier-dependent (Free baseline, Pro = 50x Free, Max = 5x Pro)
Quota resets on 5-hour session and 7-day weekly windows.

Policies

Authentication
Local server requires no auth. Cloud requires an ollama.com account; pass the API key via the OLLAMA_API_KEY env var or Authorization Bearer header.
Backoff
On 429 from cloud, back off and retry; honor Retry-After if present.
Privacy
Ollama states cloud prompt/response data is never logged or trained on; cloud inference runs primarily in US data centers, with EU/Singapore routing for capacity.
Hybrid scheduling
Cloud models can be invoked transparently from a local Ollama instance via signed-in cloud access; routing to localhost vs ollama.com is selected per-request by model name.

Sources

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