quietmoneyOllama
A tool for running open-source large language models locally or in the cloud on macOS/Windows/Linux, which also sells a cloud compute subscription.
v0.0.1 was releOne-line growth story, compiled by us from public sources; speculation is marked separately below.
Checkout visits over time
| Checkout | 4–6 months ago avg | 3 months ago | 2 months ago | Last month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| checkout.stripe.com | 103,517 | 93,743 | 94,191 | 73,066 |
| invoice.stripe.com | 0 | 530 | 1,012 | 0 |
1. Productwhat it sells, to whom, and how it charges
- Product
- A tool for running open-source large language models locally or in the cloud on macOS/Windows/Linux, which also sells a cloud compute subscription.
- Users
- Developers and technical users who want to run open-source models locally, with China the largest user base
- Positioning
- The most popular tool for running open-source local models (180K+ GitHub stars), with privacy as the pitch
- Pricing
- Free $0; Pro $20/month or $200/year; Max $100/month; Team $500/month; plus usage-based billing Billing: mixed Free tier: yes Source: Existing
- Prices on site
- $0 (Free); $20/mo (Pro); $200/yr (Pro); $100/mo (Max); $500/mo (Team); pay-
- Acquisition entry points on site
- Discord community
- Sharing mechanics
- open source GitHub 183.7K; 9M+ installs a month; 1B+ model downloads
- Rough new MRR
- $243,553 – $1,315,188 Checkout visits last month × 20–30% conversion × listed price. New revenue only; renewals skip checkout, so real MRR is usually higher.
“GitHub 183.7K; 9M+ installs a month; 1B+ model downloads”Quote from the site
2. Channelswhere new users come from and what the traffic looks like
New-user source: Other (Direct / referral / email / paid). Search 42.9%, direct 42.8% (brand keywords 85.7%: ollama models, ollama download, ollama cloud), referral 8.6% (quark.cn 6.44%, freedidi.com 1.93%, zhihu.com 1.68%); social sources YouTube, X, Reddit. The open-source project's own word of mouth and tutorials are the main source, and the input is classed as other.
Last month's traffic sources
Top channel measured by Similarweb, others estimated by rank
Five-class attribution
| Attributable new users, last month | Share |
|---|---|
| Other | 100% |
Direct + brand search 86%. Direct and brand search count as viral only when the site shows sharing mechanics; the largest share wins, under 5% means Other.
Countries
| Country | Share of visits |
|---|---|
| China | 19.64% |
| United States | 13.65% |
| India | 9.5% |
| Germany | 3.69% |
| Brazil | 3.45% |
Language
English
Social sources
YouTube, X (Twitter), Reddit
Keywords
14.6K keywords · brand ~86% · organic 99.99% / paid 0.01%
| Similarweb top 5 keywords |
|---|
| ollama |
| ollama models |
| olama |
| ollama download |
| ollama cloud |
Referring sites
217 referring sites
| Site | Share of referrals |
|---|---|
| quark.cn | 6.44% |
| freedidi.com | 1.93% |
| zhihu.com | 1.68% |
Referrer categories
| Category | Share of referrals |
|---|---|
| Programming and Developer Software | 38.2% |
| Computers Electronics and Technology - Other | 32.39% |
| Social Media Networks | 9.83% |
| Search Engines | 2.98% |
| 1.36% |
Site metrics (Similarweb, last month)
- Visits, last 3 months
- 9M (3 months)
- Visits MoM
- -11.65%
- Country rank
- China #844
- Category rank
- Programming and Developer Software #150
- Bounce rate
- 37.07%
- Pages / visit
- 4.78
- Visit duration
- 00:04:18
- Industry
- Programming and Developer Software
- Top 3 channels
- Direct › Organic Search › Referrals (top channel 42.82%)
3. Growth pathhow the first users arrived and what kept it growing
Classification
Basics
Timeline
Growth loop
Revenue and scale clues
Confidence and gaps
Other sites that started via “New-platform window”
Similar sitessame category, also growing via Other
FAQ
How many checkout visits does Ollama get per month?
About 73,066 last month (Similarweb estimate), #26 of 606; the month before was 95,203. Opening checkout is not paying, so this is not revenue.
Where do Ollama's new users come from?
New-user source: Other (Direct / referral / email / paid). Mostly referrals, email or paid, or mostly direct with no clear source Search 42.9%, direct 42.8% (brand keywords 85.7%: ollama models, ollama download, ollama cloud), referral 8.6% (quark.cn 6.44%, freedidi.com 1.93%, zhihu.com 1.68%); social sources YouTube, X, Reddit. The open-source project's own word of mouth and tutorials are the main source, and the input is classed as other.
How much does Ollama cost?
Free $0; Pro $20/month or $200/year; Max $100/month; Team $500/month; plus usage-based billing
Dossier confidence: high. Parts 1 and 2 come from reading the site and Similarweb data; part 3 from public reporting, founder posts, Wayback snapshots, WHOIS and similar, with speculation marked.
The number: checkout visits is Similarweb's estimate of visits from the site to a checkout payment page; opening checkout is not paying, so this is not revenue. Small sites land on fixed buckets.
Data through last month. Page updated 2026-10-26.