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Ollama releases v0.40.2 with automatic model upgrades, MLX on Apple Silicon

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Ollama has released several updates, including versions v0.40.2, v0.40.1, and v0.40.0. The latest release, v0.40.2, introduces automatic background upgrades for previously downloaded models to enhance performance and compatibility with llama.cpp. Version v0.40.1 included changes to server API proxying and fixes for Windows compatibility with llama.cpp, as well as removing an account step from CLI onboarding. A significant feature introduced in v0.40.0 is the default use of MLX for running models on Apple Silicon devices. AI

IMPACT Improves performance and compatibility for users running AI models locally on various hardware.

RANK_REASON This is a software release for a tool, not a frontier model release or significant industry event.

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Ollama releases v0.40.2 with automatic model upgrades, MLX on Apple Silicon

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    ⚙️ New Ollama Release! ⚙️ Version: v0.40.2 Release Notes: ## Model upgrades Models downloaded with earlier versions of Ollama are upgraded in the background the

    ⚙️ New Ollama Release! ⚙️ Version: v0.40.2 Release Notes: ## Model upgrades Models downloaded with earlier versions of Ollama are upgraded in the background the first time you run them, for better performance and compatibility when running on llama.cpp. To make downgrading safe, …

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    ⚙️ New Ollama Release! ⚙️ Version: v0.40.1 Release Notes: ## What's Changed * server: proxy cloud usage and balance APIs by @drifkin in https:// github.com/olla

    ⚙️ New Ollama Release! ⚙️ Version: v0.40.1 Release Notes: ## What's Changed * server: proxy cloud usage and balance APIs by @drifkin in https:// github.com/ollama/ollama/pull/ 18829 * llama: fix clef head reads past 2GiB on windows by @Gigrise in https:// github.com/ollama/ollama…

    LINKS github.com/…/18829 github.com/…/18777 github.com/…/18826 github.com/…/pulls
  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    ⚙️ New Ollama Release! ⚙️ Version: v0.40.0 Release Notes: ## What's Changed **Models run on MLX on Apple Silicon by default** In this release, on Apple Silicon

    ⚙️ New Ollama Release! ⚙️ Version: v0.40.0 Release Notes: ## What's Changed **Models run on MLX on Apple Silicon by default** In this release, on Apple Silicon devices, model architectures supported by the MLX runtime will automatically run on MLX. ``` ollama pull qwen3.8 ollama …

    LINKS ollama.com/…/gemma4 ollama.com/…/qwen3.6 ollama.com
  4. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · whatsnew_fyi ·

    Ollama v0.40.2 Models downloaded with earlier versions of Ollama are upgraded in the background the first time you run them, for better performance and compatib

    Ollama v0.40.2 Models downloaded with earlier versions of Ollama are upgraded in the background the first time you run them, for better performance and compatibility when running on llama.cpp. https:// whatsnew.fyi/product/ollama/re leases/v0.40.2-rc0 # Ollama # AI

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