Impact Score: 5/10
Ollama v0.24.0 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact
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Component: ollama · Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.
Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Ollama v0.24.0. Source highlight: Ollama 0.24 includes support for the Codex App, OpenAI's desktop experience for working on Codex threads in parallel with built-in worktree support and git functionality.
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
💻 Software Engineers & Devs
Check the source notes against the package and APIs you use before upgrading.
📊 Product & Engineering Leads
Use the documented changes to assess relevance to your product; release frequency alone is not a quality measure.
⚙️ DevOps & Security
Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.
⚡ Performance & Enhancements (1)
- Reworked the MLX sampler for improved generation quality on Apple Silicon
📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
## Codex App
Ollama 0.24 includes support for the Codex App, OpenAI's desktop experience for working on Codex threads in parallel with built-in worktree support and git functionality.
```bash
ollama launch codex-app
```
<img width="2088" height="1404" alt="CleanShot 2026-05-14 at 15 04 18@2x" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/53bd7997-19fd-4809-b8f2-b6ed284369c9" />
### Built-in browser
Codex can load local servers and sites in its built-in browser, enabling you to directly annotate on the page to request changes.
<img width="1073" height="668" alt="codex-annotate copy" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c9b762b3-83f2-47f1-8f28-d9eebc1bf5e0" />
### Review mode
Review code inside the app, leave comments, and iterate without leaving your workspace.
<img width="1137" height="696" alt="codex-comments copy 2" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/56316d33-59ed-4f24-aaa7-a7c0310014c4" />
### Choosing a model
For difficult coding and agentic tasks:
- **kimi-k2.6** (with vision support)
- **glm-5.1**
For local use without an Ollama Cloud subscription:
- **nemotron-3-super**
- **gemma4:31b**
- **qwen3.6**
### Restore anytime
To restore the previous configuration of Codex App, run:
```bash
ollama launch codex-app --restore
```
## What's Changed
* Reworked the MLX sampler for improved generation quality on Apple Silicon
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/compare/v0.23.0...v0.24.0