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MLX LM vs MLC LLM: catalog facts
MLX LM	MLC LLM
Free Free to install and use.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
macOS, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Runs models on Apple silicon through MLX One-command access to models on the Hugging Face Hub	Broad hardware support across Vulkan, CUDA, ROCm, Metal and WebGPU OpenAI-compatible REST server
Apple silicon only Command line and Python, with no graphical interface	Aimed at developers rather than casual users Model compilation adds setup steps
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
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 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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