Ollama 0.40.1 release notes, 7 Oct 2026

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/pull/18777
cmd: remove account step from CLI onboarding by @hoyyeva in https://github.com/ollama/ollama/pull/18826
manifest: avoid symlinks on Windows by @dhiltgen in https://github.com/ollama/ollama/pull/18852
docs: fix 6 dead links in README community integrations list by @aniketkrs in https://github.com/ollama/ollama/pull/18814
docs: fix broken download links in app README by @chenlichao in https://github.com/ollama/ollama/pull/18233
mlx: drop carried metal residency patch now that it is upstream by @dhiltgen in https://github.com/ollama/ollama/pull/18854

Full Changelog: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/compare/v0.40.0...v0.40.1-rc0