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QWED runs with local LLMs at no per-call cost. QWED supports any OpenAI-compatible API, including Ollama for running models locally.

Why Ollama + QWED?

  • No per-call cost — no API fees, just local compute.
  • Private — data stays on your machine.
  • Model choice — Llama 3, Mistral, Phi, and others.
  • Local inference — no network latency.
  • Use cases — local development, prototyping, privacy-sensitive workloads.

Quick start (5 minutes)

Step 1: install Ollama

macOS/Linux:
Windows: Download from https://ollama.com/download

Step 2: pull a model

Step 3: start the Ollama server

Step 4: install QWED

Step 5: use QWED with Ollama

Option A: Backend Server (Recommended)
Option B: QWEDLocal (Coming in v2.1.0)

Supported models

QWED works with any Ollama model! Tested with:

Complete example


Cost comparison

With Ollama, verification has no per-call cost beyond local compute.

Hardware requirements

Minimum (Phi3, small models):
  • 8GB RAM
  • No GPU required (CPU only)
  • Works on: M1 Mac, modern laptops
Recommended (Llama 3, Mistral):
  • 16GB RAM
  • GPU with 6GB+ VRAM (optional, speeds up inference)
  • Works on: M1/M2 Mac, NVIDIA RTX 3060+
Ideal (Large models):
  • 32GB+ RAM
  • NVIDIA RTX 4090 / Apple M2 Ultra
  • Can run: Llama 3 70B, CodeLlama 34B

Troubleshooting

Ollama not responding

Connection refused

Slow inference


Alternative local LLM tools

QWED also works with:
  • LM Studio - GUI for local models
  • LocalAI - Drop-in OpenAI replacement
  • text-generation-webui - web UI for local models
  • vLLM - High-performance inference
All use OpenAI-compatible APIs → work with QWED!

Privacy benefits

Data that NEVER leaves your machine:
  • ✅ Prompts & queries
  • ✅ LLM responses
  • ✅ Verification results
  • ✅ User information
Perfect for:
  • 🏥 Healthcare (HIPAA compliance)
  • 🏦 Finance (sensitive data)
  • 🏛️ Government (classified info)
  • 🔬 Research (confidential experiments)

Next steps

Expand your setup:
  • Try different models: ollama pull <model>
  • Fine-tune for your domain
  • Deploy to production (Docker + Ollama)
Upgrade when needed:
  • Start free with Ollama
  • Switch to cloud APIs for scale
  • QWED works with both Ollama and cloud APIs.

Community

Questions? Show your setup!
  • Tweet with #QWED #Ollama
  • Share your use case
  • Help others get started

QWED is model-agnostic: it works with Ollama and with hosted providers.