Running Your Own LLM With Ollama

Leveraging the capabilities of Large Language Models (LLM) using APIs such as the OpenAI APIs is an easy way to add intelligence and advanced functionality to your applications. However, token costs add up and they can get quite expensive. Then there’s the nagging question of privacy and security. Finally, you’re limited in your ability to experiment and customize. But if you have a powerful machine with a GPU or two sitting around, wouldn’t it be great to utilize it for running one of those open source LLMs? Here’s how you can do it.

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Amazon Gets Into the LLM Game with Nova

Amazon just got into the LLM arena with Amazon Nova. And they announced not one, not two, but SIX models!

  1. Amazon Nova Micro: Text-only model delivering low-latency responses, ideal for language understanding, translation, reasoning, and code completion.
  2. Amazon Nova Lite: Low-cost multimodal model, lightning-fast for processing text, image, and video inputs, suitable for interactive and high-volume applications.
  3. Amazon Nova Pro: High-capability multimodal model with top accuracy, speed, and cost efficiency for diverse tasks, excelling at instruction following and agentic workflows.
  4. Amazon Nova Premier: Coming soon. Likely a premium version of Nova Pro with more features and/or better performance.
  5. Amazon Nova Canvas: Advanced image generation model for creating and editing professional-grade images from text or image prompts.
  6. Amazon Nova Reel: Video generation model enabling high-quality video creation from text and images, with natural language controls for style and pacing.

The LLM landscape just got bigger and better!