Top Charts

Ranked by MLX Score, made only from real public data. Listings without enough data yet follow, by name.

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Top Free

Adobe FireflyAdobe's generative AI for images, video and audio, in the browser and in an iPhone app, with a free plan and paid credits. 5.0View 2

GrokxAI's Grok assistant for iPhone, iPad and the web, with SuperGrok plans for more usage. 5.0View 3

SunoMakes full songs, with vocals and lyrics, from a text prompt, in the browser and in an iPhone app. 5.0View 4

UpscaylFree, open-source app that enlarges images with AI upscaling models on your own Mac. 5.0View 5

OllamaRun open models with one command or in its Mac app; its local API on port 11434 is what many other apps expect. 4.8View 6

Gemini NotebookGoogle's research notebook, called NotebookLM until July 2026: answers grounded in your own sources, plus audio overviews. 4.7View 7

GranolaAI notepad for meetings that listens to your computer's audio, with no meeting bot, and writes up your notes. 4.7View 8

TransformersHugging Face's Python framework of model definitions to load, run and train text, vision, audio and multimodal models. 4.7View 9

uvA fast Python package and project manager written in Rust; installs Python, tools like mlx-lm and their dependencies. 4.7View 10

ChatGPTOpenAI's ChatGPT assistant for Mac, iPhone, iPad and the web; the Mac app also holds Codex since July 2026. 4.6View 11

llama.cppThe C/C++ engine behind much of local AI: runs GGUF models with Metal on Apple silicon, with a web chat and local API server. 4.6View 12

OpenCodeOpen-source coding agent for the terminal, desktop and IDE that works with 75+ model providers, including local models. 4.5View 13

Wispr FlowVoice dictation for any app on Mac and iPhone; speech is transcribed and edited on Wispr's servers. 4.5View 14

Kling AIVideo and image generation with Kling's own models, in the browser and in an iPhone app. 4.3View 15

LM StudioA Mac app to find, download and chat with open models, running MLX and GGUF builds, with a local OpenAI-style server. 4.3View 16

DeepSeek HarnessDeepSeek's open-source agent app where everything is a plugin: everyday work, coding, research and background tasks. 4.2View 17

NotionWorkspace for notes, docs and databases with Notion AI, which answers with citations and runs agents for multi-step work. 4.2View 18

whisper.cppOpen-source C/C++ port of OpenAI's Whisper speech recognition that runs on the Mac's GPU through Metal. 4.2View 19ZedFast open-source code editor with built-in AI: edit predictions, an agent panel and external agents such as Codex. 4.2View 20

Browser UseOpen-source browser agent: an AI that navigates websites, fills forms and completes tasks in a real browser. 4.1View 21

ClaudeAnthropic's Claude assistant: chat, files, web search and code, as a Mac app, an iPhone and iPad app and on the web. 4.1View 22

ElevenLabsAI voice platform for text to speech, speech to text, voice cloning, dubbing, sound effects and music, in the browser and on iPhone. 4.1View 23

LiteLLMA Python library and self-hosted gateway that calls 100+ model providers, local or cloud, through one OpenAI-format API. 4.0View 24

Antigravity CLIGoogle's terminal coding agent (agy), the successor to Gemini CLI for free and Google AI Pro or Ultra accounts. 3.9View 25

CraftNative notes and documents app for Mac, iPhone and iPad with built-in AI and semantic search. 3.9View 26

GeminiGoogle's Gemini assistant, with a desktop app for Apple silicon Macs, an iPhone and iPad app and a web version. 3.9View 27

Open WebUIA self-hosted chat interface in your browser for Ollama and OpenAI-compatible models, local or in the cloud. 3.9View 28

Otter.aiAI meeting assistant that records and transcribes Zoom, Teams and Google Meet calls and lets you chat with your notes. 3.7View 29

PerplexityAI answer engine that searches the web and cites its sources; the Mac app adds Personal Computer, an agent for your Mac. 3.7View 30

RunwayAI video and image generation in the browser and on iPhone, with Runway's Gen models and others; free credits to start. 3.7View 31MLXApple's array framework for machine learning on Apple silicon, the base that MLX models and tools are built on. 3.5View 32

WarpA terminal with a built-in coding agent; you can also run Claude Code, Codex and other CLI agents inside it. 3.5View 33

AnythingLLMA desktop AI assistant to chat with your documents, run agents and transcribe meetings, with local or cloud models. 3.4View 34

CometPerplexity's web browser with a built-in assistant that can do tasks for you on the pages you visit. 3.4View 35

n8nWorkflow automation platform for building AI agents on a visual canvas with code, 1,500+ integrations and self-hosting. 3.4View 36

Cherry StudioOpen-source desktop AI workstation: chat with many models, run agents, build knowledge bases and make images. 3.3View 37

CursorAI code editor with an agent that plans and edits across files, plus a terminal CLI and an iPhone app. 3.3View 38

DiaWeb browser from The Browser Company with an assistant that reads across your tabs and tools and writes a morning brief. 3.2View 39

GrammarlyWriting assistant that checks grammar and tone and rewrites text with AI in the apps you already use on your Mac and iPhone. 3.2View 40

Sequential Thinking MCP ServerOfficial reference MCP server with a step-by-step thinking tool an AI can use to plan, revise and branch its reasoning. 3.2View 41

Google AntigravityGoogle's app for running several coding agents in parallel, with subagents, scheduled tasks and reviewable artifacts. 3.1View 42

InvokeFree, open-source image generation studio with a layered canvas and node workflows, running on your own computer. 3.1View 43

OpenClawOpen-source personal AI agent that runs on your machine and does tasks for you from WhatsApp, Telegram or other chat apps. 3.1View 44

RaycastMac launcher with AI chat, Quick AI and agents, extensions and clipboard history; AI needs a Pro plan. 3.1View 45

Time MCP ServerOfficial reference MCP server that gives an AI the current time in any time zone and converts between zones. 3.1View 46

Filesystem MCP ServerOfficial reference MCP server that lets an AI app read, write, move and search files in folders you allow. 3.0View 47GitHub MCP ServerGitHub's official MCP server: lets AI tools read code, manage issues and pull requests, and check Actions runs. 3.0View 48gooseOpen-source AI agent that runs on your Mac as a desktop app or CLI, for code and everyday tasks, with 70+ MCP extensions. 3.0View 49

Qwen CodeOpen-source terminal coding agent from the Qwen team that works with Qwen, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini or local models. 3.0View 50mlx-lmApple's MLX tools for language models: generate, chat, convert, quantize and fine-tune models from the command line. 2.9View

One-time price or subscription

Top Paid

Codex CLIOpenAI's open-source coding agent for the terminal: it reads, edits and runs code in your project folder. 4.8View 2

Claude CodeAnthropic's coding agent: it reads your codebase, edits files and runs commands from the terminal, an IDE or the Claude app. 4.7View 3

GitHub Copilot CLIGitHub's Copilot coding agent in the terminal, with your repositories, issues and pull requests built in. 3.4View 4

AikoTranscribes recordings of meetings, lectures and voice memos with Whisper running on your device; no audio is uploaded. 3.2View 5

Luma Dream MachineLuma's video and image generation, in the browser and an iPhone app, using Luma's own and third-party models. 3.0View 6

ShortwaveEmail client with an AI assistant that searches, summarises and drafts across your inbox, with AI filters. 2.8View 7

Superhuman MailEmail client built for speed with shortcuts and AI; its Email Assistant also sorts mail and drafts replies inside Gmail or Outlook. 2.8View 8

KrispRemoves background noise from calls and takes meeting notes without a bot joining; English transcription runs on-device. 2.3View 9

BoltAINative Mac chat app for many AI providers, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini and local models through Ollama. 2.1View 10

Private LLMPaid app that runs AI models entirely on your iPhone, iPad or Mac, offline and without an account. 2.1View 11

VoiceInkOpen-source Mac dictation app that transcribes your voice with local AI models; a one-time purchase. 2.0View 12

Pixelmator ProApple's image editor for Mac and iPad, with AI tools such as Super Resolution upscaling and one-click background removal. 1.7View 13

Kagi AssistantChat with models from several AI companies, grounded in Kagi Search, included in Kagi's paid search plans. 1.6View 14Factory DroidFactory's coding agent for the terminal, desktop and CI: it plans, codes, tests and reviews with your approval. 1.5View 15

ElephasMac AI assistant that answers questions from your own documents and shows the source, with cloud or on-computer models. 1.0View 16Topaz PhotoPhoto enhancement app from Topaz Labs that improves images with AI models, rendered on your Mac or in Topaz's cloud. 1.0View 17

MidjourneyImage and video generation service you use in the browser; paid plans from $10 a month.View 18SciteResearch search and assistant whose Smart Citations show whether later papers supported or contradicted a finding.View

Top Open Models

Gemma 4 31BGoogle's largest dense Gemma 4 model: text and image input, a 256K-token context and over 140 languages. 5.0View 2

gpt-oss-20bOpenAI's smaller open-weight reasoning model: 21B parameters with 3.6B active, with adjustable reasoning effort. 4.7View 3

Llama 3.1 8B InstructMeta's 8B multilingual chat model with a 128K-token context; small enough for an 8 GB Mac at 4 bits. 4.5View 4

Qwen3.5 9BA 9B model from Alibaba that reads text, images and video, covers 201 languages and fits on a 16 GB Mac. 4.2View 5

Qwen3.6 35B A3BAlibaba's 35B mixture-of-experts model with 3B active parameters, for chat and agentic coding; reads text, images and video. 3.9View 6

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731DeepSeek's 284B mixture-of-experts model with 13B active and a 1M-token context, for Macs with 256 GB of memory. 3.7View 7

gpt-oss-120bOpenAI's larger open-weight reasoning model: 117B parameters with 5.1B active, for Macs with 96 GB of memory or more. 3.4View 8

Gemma 4 E4BA small Gemma 4 model that takes text, images and audio, with a 128K-token context; fits an 8 GB Mac at 4 bits. 3.1View 9

Qwen3.6 27BAlibaba's 27B dense model for chat and agentic coding, reading text, images and video, with a 262K-token context. 2.9View 10

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BNVIDIA's hybrid Mamba-Transformer mixture-of-experts model: 30B parameters, 3.5B active, reasoning you can switch off. 2.6View 11

GLM-4.7 FlashZ.ai's 30B-A3B mixture-of-experts model for lightweight deployment, with a preserved thinking mode for agent tasks. 2.3View 12

Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B InstructAlibaba's coding model: 30.5B parameters with 3.3B active, made for agentic coding, with a 256K-token context. 2.1View 13

Llama 3.3 70B InstructMeta's 70B multilingual text model with a 128K-token context, for Macs with 64 GB of memory or more. 1.8View 14

Phi-4 mini instructMicrosoft's 3.8B model focused on reasoning, maths and logic, with a 128K-token context; about 2 GB at 4 bits. 1.5View 15

Devstral Small 2 (24B)Mistral's 24B agentic coding model for exploring codebases and editing many files; Mistral says it runs on a 32 GB Mac. 1.3View 16

Mistral Small 3.2 (24B)Mistral's 24B instruct model with image input and function calling; fits a 24 GB Mac at 4 bits. 1.0View