[GH-ISSUE #4470] "ollama list" should display creation time, not download time #2792

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opened 2026-04-12 13:07:20 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 1 comment
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Originally created by @LaurentBonnaud on GitHub (May 16, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/4470

Hi,

here is an example with the llama3 model:

$ ollama list
NAME                            ID              SIZE    MODIFIED     
llama3:8b                       a6990ed6be41    4.7 GB  2 weeks ago 
llama3:latest                   a6990ed6be41    4.7 GB  25 hours ago

The models are the same because they have the same ID. However, their "MODIFIED" column is different, which is surprising.
It would be more useful to display the date when the model was created/released instead of the download date.
Docker does this and I think that it makes more sense.

Originally created by @LaurentBonnaud on GitHub (May 16, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/4470 Hi, here is an example with the llama3 model: ``` $ ollama list NAME ID SIZE MODIFIED llama3:8b a6990ed6be41 4.7 GB 2 weeks ago llama3:latest a6990ed6be41 4.7 GB 25 hours ago ``` The models are the same because they have the same ID. However, their "MODIFIED" column is different, which is surprising. It would be more useful to display the date when the model was created/released instead of the download date. Docker does this and I think that it makes more sense.
GiteaMirror added the feature request label 2026-04-12 13:07:20 -05:00
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@oldgithubman commented on GitHub (May 18, 2024):

Agreed. Maybe move "MODIFIED" to verbose. Would also be nice if it sorted by something else, like alphabetically

<!-- gh-comment-id:2119016822 --> @oldgithubman commented on GitHub (May 18, 2024): Agreed. Maybe move "MODIFIED" to verbose. Would also be nice if it sorted by something else, like alphabetically
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Reference: github-starred/ollama#2792