[GH-ISSUE #10305] Add a model type to api/tags API request #6766

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opened 2026-04-12 18:31:35 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 2 comments
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Originally created by @pedrocassalpacheco on GitHub (Apr 16, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/10305

Greetings,

I love this product; it is on my top 5 AI/ML tools list. I would love to classify the running models on an ollama instance by the model type. At the very least, I would like to know if the model is an LLM or an embedding model. I have an ugly workaround that compares the model name with a list of known LLM or embedding models. My list is always outdated because of the velocity at which models get incorporated into Ollama. Maybe an attribute on the model file would be a good way to go.

Originally created by @pedrocassalpacheco on GitHub (Apr 16, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/10305 Greetings, I love this product; it is on my top 5 AI/ML tools list. I would love to classify the running models on an ollama instance by the model type. At the very least, I would like to know if the model is an LLM or an embedding model. I have an ugly workaround that compares the model name with a list of known LLM or embedding models. My list is always outdated because of the velocity at which models get incorporated into Ollama. Maybe an attribute on the model file would be a good way to go.
GiteaMirror added the feature request label 2026-04-12 18:31:35 -05:00
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@rick-github commented on GitHub (Apr 16, 2025):

$ curl -s localhost:11434/api/show -d '{"model":"nomic-embed-text:latest"}' | jq .capabilities
[
  "embedding"
]
<!-- gh-comment-id:2810586349 --> @rick-github commented on GitHub (Apr 16, 2025): ```console $ curl -s localhost:11434/api/show -d '{"model":"nomic-embed-text:latest"}' | jq .capabilities [ "embedding" ] ```
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@pedrocassalpacheco commented on GitHub (Apr 17, 2025):

Nice - Ollama continues to be my favorite!

<!-- gh-comment-id:2813550960 --> @pedrocassalpacheco commented on GitHub (Apr 17, 2025): Nice - Ollama continues to be my favorite!
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Reference: github-starred/ollama#6766