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Swama vs MLX Studio: catalog facts
Swama	MLX Studio
Free Free, with source published on GitHub.	Free Free, with no subscription or API keys.
macOS	macOS
Native Swift implementation on MLX Supports text, vision, embedding, speech recognition and speech synthesis models	Chat, coding agent and image generation in one local app OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible local API server
Apple Silicon Macs only Smaller project than established model runners	Apple Silicon Macs only, macOS 14.5 or later Large models need 16 GB or more of memory
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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