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MLX LMllama.cpp
Free

Free to install and use.

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

macOS, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Command line
  • Runs models on Apple silicon through MLX
  • One-command access to models on the Hugging Face Hub
  • No Python and no dependencies; one binary runs the model
  • Quantisation down to 1.5 bits fits big models into small memory
  • Apple silicon only
  • Command line and Python, with no graphical interface
  • Command line first; the web interface is basic next to dedicated apps
  • Quantising hard reduces answer quality, and the trade-off is yours to judge
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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