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Swama vs Llama: catalog facts
Swama	Llama
Free Free, with source published on GitHub.	Free Free to download via Homebrew or GitHub releases.
macOS	macOS
Native Swift implementation on MLX Supports text, vision, embedding, speech recognition and speech synthesis models	Built on llama.cpp by its own maintainers Runs a local API server for other apps
Apple Silicon Macs only Smaller project than established model runners	macOS only Lives in the menu bar rather than offering a full chat workspace
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed 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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