zolotukhin/zinc
Zig INferenCe Engine — Local LLM inference on AMD GPUs and Apple Silicon
- Stars
- 523
- Forks
- 22
- Open issues
- 4
- Last push
- 18d ago
About zinc
zinc is a free, open-source AI inference tool by zolotukhin, written mainly in Zig. Zig INferenCe Engine — Local LLM inference on AMD GPUs and Apple Silicon. It has 523 GitHub stars and 22 forks, and was last updated 18d ago. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license.
- License
- MIT
- Language
- Zig
- Stars
- 523
- Last update
- 18d ago
- Runs on Mac
- Not stated
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not required
- Self-hostable
- Not stated
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zinc FAQ
Is zinc free?
Yes. zinc is open source and free to use. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license.
Does zinc run on a Mac?
The project doesn't say. Check its installation guide before you start.
Does zinc need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is zinc still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated 18d ago and has 4 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to zinc?
Similar free, open-source tools include pytorch, vllm, pytorch-lightning, shimmy.