scasella/nanochat-mlx
Train your own ChatGPT on Apple Silicon — MLX port of nanochat
- Stars
- 77
- Forks
- 14
- Open issues
- 0
- Last push
- 6mo ago
nanochat-mlx star history
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About nanochat-mlx
nanochat-mlx is a free, open-source LLM chat app by scasella, written mainly in Python. Train your own ChatGPT on Apple Silicon — MLX port of nanochat. It has 77 GitHub stars and 14 forks, and was last updated 6mo ago. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- MIT
- Commercial use
- Commercial OK
- Language
- Python
- Stars
- 77
- Last update
- 6mo ago
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not required
- Self-hostable
- Not stated
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nanochat-mlx FAQ
Can I use nanochat-mlx commercially?
Yes. MIT is a permissive license: commercial use is allowed as long as you keep the license notice. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice.
Is nanochat-mlx free?
Yes. nanochat-mlx is open source and free to use. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license.
Does nanochat-mlx run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, nanochat-mlx works on macOS.
Does nanochat-mlx need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is nanochat-mlx still maintained?
It was last updated 6mo ago. Check recent issues on GitHub to judge how active it is.
What are alternatives to nanochat-mlx?
Similar free, open-source tools include Hands-On-Large-Language-Models, RWKV-LM, heretic, FinGPT.
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