---
title: "Cloud models · Ollama Blog"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/cloud-models-ollama-blog-oiatjcssk
source_url: https://ollama.com/blog/cloud-models
type: article
source: "Ollama"
published: 2026-08-23T12:23:58.582Z
updated: 2026-08-23T12:56:46.885Z
tags: ["cloud", "openai", "ai-inference", "ollama", "qwen"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Cloud models · Ollama Blog

**[Ollama](https://daily.dev/sources/ollama)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Ollama has launched cloud models in preview, allowing users to run larger models like qwen3-coder:480b, gpt-oss:120b, gpt-oss:20b, and deepseek-v3.1:671b on datacenter-grade hardware while keeping the familiar local Ollama workflow. Cloud models integrate with existing local tools and Ollama's OpenAI-compatible API, and Ollama states it does not retain user data for these cloud runs. Getting started requires Ollama v0.12, signing in via `ollama signin`, and running commands like `ollama run qwen3-coder:480b-cloud`. Usage examples are provided for JavaScript, Python, and cURL via the local API on port 11434.

## Full article

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## Questions this post answers

### How do I run large models like qwen3-coder:480b or deepseek-v3.1:671b that don't fit on my personal computer using Ollama?

Ollama v0.12 introduces cloud models in preview, which run on datacenter-grade hardware while keeping the same local Ollama workflow. After downloading Ollama v0.12 and signing in with `ollama signin`, run a cloud model with a command like `ollama run qwen3-coder:480b-cloud`. Available cloud models include gpt-oss:120b-cloud, gpt-oss:20b-cloud, and deepseek-v3.1:671b-cloud.

_daily.dev surfaces updates like this for developers scaling local LLM workflows to the cloud._

### Does Ollama's cloud model preview retain my data?

No, Ollama's cloud models do not retain user data, according to the preview announcement, which frames this as a privacy and security measure for inference run on datacenter-grade hardware via ollama.com.

_Developers weighing privacy tradeoffs in cloud AI tooling can track details like this on daily.dev._

### Can I use Ollama's cloud models with the OpenAI-compatible API?

Yes, Ollama's cloud models work through Ollama's OpenAI-compatible API, as well as through its JavaScript, Python, and cURL libraries by pulling a model such as gpt-oss:120b-cloud and calling it through the local API endpoint at localhost:11434.

_daily.dev helps developers integrating OpenAI-compatible endpoints stay on top of tooling changes._

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Tags: [#cloud](https://daily.dev/tags/cloud), [#openai](https://daily.dev/tags/openai), [#ai-inference](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-inference), [#ollama](https://daily.dev/tags/ollama), [#qwen](https://daily.dev/tags/qwen)

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