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MLX-GUI v1.2.4 Private AI API for Apple Silicon (Chat,Audio,Embeddings,Vision)

• RamboRogers 1y ago
  Hey HN! I've been building MLX-GUI as an open-source inference server that turns any Mac into a multi-user AI server. v1.2.4 just shipped with some major additions: Complete Whisper ecosystem (99+ languages, word timestamps, any audio format) 23 embedding models across 13 families (E5, ModernBERT, Arctic, etc.) Mistral Small 24B with vision capabilities OpenAI-compatible API that's actually faster than Ollama on Apple Silicon The goal was simple: I wanted to use my Mac Mini/Studio as proper inference servers without the complexity of managing Python environments or paying for cloud APIs while keeping data local. It's packaged as a native macOS app (no Python install needed) with a beautiful web GUI for model management. The API is drop-in compatible with OpenAI, so existing apps like Jan.ai work immediately. 900+ lines of tests ensure production reliability. G NU GPL v3 licensed and actively maintained. GitHub: https://github.com/RamboRogers/mlx-gui https://github.com/RamboRogers/mlx-gui Would love feedback from the community - especially on the embedding pipeline and audio processing!
  • jki275 1y ago
    It looks pretty cool. How is it different or better than LM Studio?
    • RamboRogers 1y ago
      Multiple users, automatic model loading, automatic model unloading
      • jki275 1y ago
        LM Studio does automatic model loading and unloading fyi.
        • RamboRogers 1y ago
          it's single user and doesn't queue transactions. new transactions replace in process transactions.