OpenAI compatibility
What changed
OpenAI compatibility February 8, 2024 Ollama now has built-in compatibility with the OpenAI Chat Completions API, making it possible to use more tooling and applications with Ollama locally. Future improvements under consideration include: - Embeddings API - Function calling - Vision support - Logprobs GitHub issues are welcome! For more information, see the OpenAI compatibility docs.
Why it matters
A concrete addition to Practical AI: Tools, Models & Frameworks: it changes what's available to builders today rather than being general commentary.
How it compares
Related prior coverage to compare against:
- Claude Code with Anthropic API compatibility
- Windows preview
- Web search
Sources
- OpenAI compatibility (ollama-blog)primary