Alternatives to oMLX

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Alternatives

mlx-serve: Zig, no Python, GGUF plus MLX.
Ollama: multi-OS local runner.
Claude Code: the agent you point at this localhost.

mlx-serve

mlx-serve is a MIT Zig inference server for Apple Silicon that runs MLX and GGUF locally with OpenAI and Anthropic APIs, no Python.

#Local AI

—DR: —AS: —

Ollama

AI Ecosystem

Local models plus Ollama cloud. Not a 30-minute Llama3 tutorial.

#Llama

1500DR: 165AS: 160

Claude Code

Development Tools

Anthropic's agentic coding tool for terminal, IDE, desktop, and browser. Reads the repo, edits files, runs commands, and connects MCP, skills, and hooks.

#Claude

15900000DR: 95AS: 94