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Swama vs Local Studio: catalog facts
Swama	Local Studio
Free Free, with source published on GitHub.	Free Free download; the research does not mention any paid plans.
macOS	macOS
Native Swift implementation on MLX Supports text, vision, embedding, speech recognition and speech synthesis models	Supports vLLM, SGLang, MLX and llama.cpp backends Single OpenAI-compatible endpoint for served models
Apple Silicon Macs only Smaller project than established model runners	macOS only Aimed at technical users with their own hardware
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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