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Runs open models on your own hardware.

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# Runtimes & inference (17)

Runs open models on your own hardware.

| slug | name | tier | stars | what | md |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ollama | Ollama | runbook | 183450 | One command to download and run a model. | /setups/ollama.md |
| llama-cpp | llama.cpp | runbook | 131388 | The engine behind most local AI. | /setups/llama-cpp.md |
| mlx-lm | MLX LM | runbook | 7322 | Runs LLMs natively on Apple silicon. | /setups/mlx-lm.md |
| lm-studio | LM Studio | runbook | 5352 | A desktop app for local models. | /setups/lm-studio.md |
| vllm | vLLM | catalog | 93863 | High-throughput LLM serving engine. | /setups/vllm.md |
| sglang | SGLang | catalog | 37175 | High-throughput serving for LLMs and VLMs. | /setups/sglang.md |
| mlx | MLX | catalog | 28797 | Apple's array framework for Apple silicon. | /setups/mlx.md |
| llamafile | llamafile | catalog | 26260 | Package a model and runtime into one executable. | /setups/llamafile.md |
| mlc-llm | MLC LLM | catalog | 23249 | Compile and run LLMs on any device. | /setups/mlc-llm.md |
| koboldcpp | KoboldCpp | catalog | 12009 | One-file GGUF runner with a built-in UI. | /setups/koboldcpp.md |
| mlx-examples | MLX Examples | catalog | 9012 | Official MLX example models and scripts. | /setups/mlx-examples.md |
| llama-swap | llama-swap | catalog | 5964 | Hot-swaps models behind one OpenAI-style endpoint. | /setups/llama-swap.md |
| mlx-vlm | MLX-VLM | catalog | 5628 | Vision-language models on MLX. | /setups/mlx-vlm.md |
| ramalama | RamaLama | catalog | 3087 | Serve models from any source in containers. | /setups/ramalama.md |
| vllm-metal | vLLM Metal | catalog | 1872 | vLLM plugin for Apple Silicon. | /setups/vllm-metal.md |
| mlx-openai-server | MLX OpenAI Server | catalog | 362 | OpenAI-compatible API server for MLX models. | /setups/mlx-openai-server.md |
| ml-drift | ML Drift | catalog | 216 | Google's GPU inference engine for edge devices. | /setups/ml-drift.md |