The Stack
Ollama orchestrates local LLM inference. Supports Llama 4, Mistral Large, Qwen, DeepSeek, and others. CRM agents integrate via Ollama’s OpenAI-compatible API. Self-hosted; no per-token bill.
When It Fits
Regulated industries requiring data residency. High-volume workflows where cloud LLM costs hurt. Edge deployments (retail stores, field service) without reliable internet. Custom fine-tuning workflows.
When It Doesn’t
Low volume (cloud is cheaper operationally). Workflows needing best-in-class reasoning (open models lag proprietary by 6-12 months typically). Teams without ML ops expertise (hosting has ongoing maintenance).
Hybrid
Most successful deployments: open-source for high-volume classification/extraction, cloud LLM for complex reasoning. Route per task. Balance cost, quality, and control.