llama.cpp vs mlx-lm

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MLX Score

4.6

2.9

What it is

The C/C++ engine behind much of local AI: runs GGUF models with Metal on Apple silicon, with a web chat and local API server.

Apple's MLX tools for language models: generate, chat, convert, quantize and fine-tune models from the command line.

Maker

ggml-org

Apple (ml-explore)

Kind

Command line · Run locally

Price

Free

Your data

Runs on your Mac

Licence

MIT

Mac

Yes

macOS 14.0+

iPhone

—

Get it

Homebrew, Terminal, Website

pip, Homebrew, Website

Checked

2026-11-01

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