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MLX Studio vs Swama: catalog facts
MLX Studio	Swama
Free Free, with no subscription or API keys.	Free Free, with source published on GitHub.
macOS	macOS
Chat, coding agent and image generation in one local app OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible local API server	Native Swift implementation on MLX Supports text, vision, embedding, speech recognition and speech synthesis models
Apple Silicon Macs only, macOS 14.5 or later Large models need 16 GB or more of memory	Apple Silicon Macs only Smaller project than established model runners
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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