The "Model Swap" Is Now a Single Toggle — Ollama Ships Official Claude Desktop Support, Letting You Run Open Models Locally for Free and Unlimited
Ollama ships official Claude Desktop support. With a single toggle, you can run open models (Qwen/DeepSeek/Kimi/GLM) locally or in the cloud without leaving Claude's interface. This piece lays out the practical gains in cost and privacy, how to split work between the two, and the burdens — speed, qu