Alternatives to apfel
A macOS command-line interface and local server for Apple's on-device language model. Notes say what changes if you switch.
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apfel
A macOS command-line interface and local server for Apple's on-device language model.
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Swama
A local AI runtime for Apple Silicon Macs built in Swift on Apple's MLX framework.
Swama runs local AI models on Apple Silicon through a native Swift runtime, while apfel exposes Apple's on-device language model through a command-line interface and server.
Apple On-Device OpenAI
A macOS app that serves Apple's on-device Foundation Models through OpenAI-compatible API endpoints.
Llama
A macOS menu bar app that downloads and runs local language models through llama.cpp.
Llama also provides local language model access on macOS, through a menu bar app that downloads and runs models with llama.cpp.
LLM
A command-line tool and Python library for prompting remote and locally installed language models.
MLX LM
A Python package and command-line tool for running and fine-tuning language models on Apple silicon.
