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exo vs Swama: catalog facts
exo	Swama
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Free Free, with source published on GitHub.
macOS	macOS
Runs models larger than a single device's memory Automatic device discovery with no manual configuration	Native Swift implementation on MLX Supports text, vision, embedding, speech recognition and speech synthesis models
Built around MLX, so it is centred on Apple hardware Benefits most from several high-memory machines	Apple Silicon Macs only Smaller project than established model runners
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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