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Swama vs Rapid-MLX: catalog facts
Swama	Rapid-MLX
Free Free, with source published on GitHub.	Free Free and open source under the Apache License 2.0.
macOS	macOS, Self-hosted
Native Swift implementation on MLX Supports text, vision, embedding, speech recognition and speech synthesis models	Runs inference locally on Apple Silicon Provides OpenAI and Anthropic compatible API endpoints
Apple Silicon Macs only Smaller project than established model runners	Requires Apple Silicon
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
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 8, 2026

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