# mlx-serve

> Native Apple Silicon LLM server and Mac app (Zig backend, Swift app, no Python) with OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible APIs, running MLX and GGUF models. Release notes mention splitting a model across two Thunderbolt 5 Macs; speed figures there are vendor or community numbers.

- **Category:** Local AI
- **Official site:** https://mlxserve.com/
- **Pricing (summary; confirm on vendor site):** Free, MIT license; no paid tier found.
- **Pricing source:** https://github.com/ddalcu/mlx-serve
- **Free / DIY path:** Fully free and local on a Mac.
- **Link last checked:** 2026-11-10
- **HTML page:** https://contractoraishop.com/tools/mlx-serve

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