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v0.18.0

Ollama Releases / 3/14/2026

📰 NewsDeveloper Stack & InfrastructureTools & Practical Usage

Key Points

  • v0.18.0 improves the ordering of models when running ollama.
  • Cloud models no longer require downloading via ollama pull, as setting :cloud as a tag now automatically connects to cloud models.
  • ollama launch claude now supports setting the compaction window for Claude Code.
  • New contributor @flipbit03 made their first contribution in PR #14821.

What's Changed

  • Improved ordering models when running ollama
  • Ollama's cloud models no longer require downloading via ollama pull. Setting :cloud as a tag will now automatically connect to cloud models.
  • ollama launch claude now supports setting the compaction window for Claude Code

New Contributors

Full Changelog: v0.17.8-rc4...v0.18.0