MLX Score2.1
PriceFreeno paid plan
RunsOn your Mac
DeveloperPrince Canuma
LicenceOpenMIT
CategoryDev tools
Mac14.0+macOS or later
MLX-VLM runs vision language models, which read images as well as text, and omni models with audio and video, using Apple's MLX. It has a command line, a Python API, an optional Gradio chat UI and an OpenAI-style server, and it can fine-tune models.
It's a Python package for Apple silicon Macs and needs MLX, which runs on macOS 14.0 or later.
It's free and open source (MIT) and runs on your Mac.
How to Get It
pip
pip install -U mlx-vlmWebsiteVisit
Official downloads only. MLX never re-hosts an app, and never runs a command for you.
MLX Score
2.1out of 5
GitHub starsahead of 40%
npm / PyPI downloads (30 days)ahead of 0%
GitHub: 5,709 stars, last push 2026-11-02 · read 2026-11-02PyPI: 246,325 downloads (30 days) · read 2026-11-02
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- Developer
- Prince Canuma
- Category
- Developer tools
- Price
- Free
- Your data
- Runs on your Mac
- Licence
- MIT
- Mac
- macOS 14.0 or later
- iPhone and iPad
- —
- Needs
- M1 or later
- Facts checked
- 2026-11-01
Sources
github.com/Blaizzy/mlx-vlm/blob/main/README.md · inference and fine-tuning of VLMs, pip install -U mlx-vlm, [ui] extra, server · checked 2026-11-01github.com/Blaizzy/mlx-vlm/blob/main/LICENSE · licence MIT · checked 2026-11-01pypi.org/project/mlx-vlm/ · PyPI mlx-vlm 0.7.11 (28 Oct 2026) · checked 2026-11-01ml-explore.github.io/mlx/build/html/install.html · MLX needs Apple silicon, macOS 14.0+, native Python 3.10+ · checked 2026-11-01
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