COMPARE

Ollama extends a runtime. Pass is the AI Gateway for your loop.

Ollama Cloud hosts open models with the same API shape as local Ollama — Free, Pro, and Max — with local hardware always unlimited. TDE Pass is a flat-rate AI Gateway for coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode) inside the TDE desktop, with Sync on public bundles.

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List prices in USD
Agent CLI protocols first-class
Ultra available while Ollama Max sign-ups are paused

PRICING

Two $20 Pros. Different products underneath.

Ollama sells cloud capacity on top of a free local runtime. Pass sells flat monthly gateway access sized by agent routine — plus Sync on the public bundles.

TDE Pass

TDE Pass Pro
Flat monthly access · Sync included
$20/mo
TDE Pass Maxrecommended
Flat monthly access · Sync included
$50/mo
TDE Pass Ultra
Flat monthly access · Sync included
$100/mo

Public Pro / Max / Ultra are Pass + Sync bundles. Desktop and My Loop stay free forever.

Ollama Cloud

Free
Local unlimited · light cloud · 1 concurrent cloud model
$0
Pro
Or $200/yr · larger cloud models · 3 concurrent · ~50× Free usage
$20/mo
Max
10 concurrent · ~5× Pro usage · new sign-ups temporarily paused
$100/mo

Ollama Cloud figures from ollama.com/pricing. Usage is model/compute weighted with 5-hour and weekly windows; Pro/Max can buy extra usage.

All list prices shown in USD. Checkout may show your local currency via Stripe where supported — that is checkout UX, not a second list price.

FEATURES

Side by side.

Ollama wins as a local+cloud runtime. Pass wins as the gateway wired into an agentic desktop loop.

Aspect	TDE Pass	Ollama Cloud
Product shape	AI Gateway for agents in TDE / My Loop	Hosted Ollama runtime (same API as local) + local unlimited
Entry	Free desktop; Pass from $20/mo with Sync	Free tier with light cloud; Pro $20/mo
Middle tier	Max $50 · sized for two or three agents	No $50 SKU — Free → Pro → Max
Top tier availability	Ultra $100 on sale	Max $100 — new subscriptions paused for capacity
When you exceed	Fair-use slowdown — not a hard cut-off	Plan limits bind; Pro/Max can add extra usage balance
Concurrency model	Plans sized for one agent, several agents, or a multi-project fleet	Explicit concurrent cloud models: 1 / 3 / 10
Catalog	Curated coding gateway set + Recall embeddings	Broad cloud library (coding, vision, multimodal families)
Agent wiring	Anthropic Messages + OpenAI Responses on cloud.tde.sh	Ollama API (+ Anthropic/OpenAI-compatible paths in the ecosystem)
Local offline	Free TDE desktop + optional local Ollama without Pass	Core promise — local hardware is always unlimited
Privacy claim	Third-party open-weight hosts under Pass	No train/no log; NCP partners with zero-retention policies
Team	Enterprise Org Brain add-on (separate SKU)	Team & Enterprise plans on ollama.com

FIT

When to pick which.

If your world is already Ollama-shaped, Cloud is the natural overflow. If your world is agent CLIs inside TDE, Pass is the gateway.

Choose TDE Pass when…

Claude Code / Codex / Cursor are the daily drivers
You want Anthropic and OpenAI protocol endpoints as the product, not a runtime you adapt around.
You want Sync with the same checkout
Public Pass bundles include multi-device Sync — not just inference.
You need the $50 or open Ultra seat
Max at $50, and Ultra at $100 available while Ollama Max sign-ups are paused.

Choose Ollama Cloud when…

Local-first is non-negotiable
Unlimited on your hardware, with cloud only when the model won’t fit.
You live in the Ollama ecosystem
Same CLI, same API shape, 40k+ community integrations, private model upload on Pro+.
You want Free cloud trials
Evaluate large models in the cloud before paying — Pass has no free cloud tier.

Is Pass a replacement for Ollama?

No. TDE’s free desktop can use local Ollama without Pass. Pass is the optional flat-rate cloud gateway for selected open models when you want agent CLIs on Anthropic/OpenAI protocols.

Pro is $20 on both — which is better?

Same sticker, different goods. Ollama Pro buys cloud capacity + concurrency on the Ollama runtime. TDE Pass Pro buys flat monthly AI Gateway access sized to an agent routine plus Sync on the public bundle.

Do you show local-currency comparison tables?

No. List prices are USD only. Stripe may localize currency at checkout where supported.

TDE PASS

Gateway for the agents in your loop — not another runtime to babysit.

Keep local Ollama when you want it. Add Pass when your coding agents need a flat-rate AI Gateway that speaks their protocols.

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