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In-depth entry C/C++ inference engine for LLMs and vision-language models with GGUF quantized weights, Metal, CUDA, Vulkan and other backends, a CLI and an OpenAI-compatible server
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In-depth entry Apple's open-source array framework for machine learning on Apple Silicon, with NumPy-like Python, C++ and Swift APIs and unified CPU/GPU memory
MIT Open source Free Local Nov 2, 2026ML Apple Inc. · Apple Silicon ML & MLX
In-depth entry Python package and CLI for running, serving, quantizing and fine-tuning large language models on Apple Silicon with MLX
MIT Open source Free Local Nov 2, 2026P Polars (Ritchie Vink and contributors) · DataFrames & array computing
In-depth entry Rust-based DataFrame library with Python, Rust, Node and R bindings offering lazy query optimization, multithreading and Arrow-native memory
MIT Open source Free Local Nov 2, 2026S Apple Inc. · Swift & SwiftUI development
In-depth entry Apple's compiled, memory-safe, multi-paradigm language for Apple platforms, Linux, Windows and embedded targets, developed in the open at swift.org
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