Rapid-MLX
Rapid-MLX is an open-source (Apache 2.0) OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible LLM inference server for Apple Silicon, built on MLX, focused on reliable tool calling for coding agents. Up to 4× faster than Apple's MLX (mlx-lm) on the same weights.
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Rapid-MLX is an open-source (Apache 2.0) OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible LLM inference server for Apple Silicon, built on MLX, focused on reliable tool calling for coding agents. Up to 4× faster than
Topics: anthropic-api, apple-silicon, claude-code, coding-agents, continuous-batching
GitHub stars: 3907
Last pushed: 2026-10-06
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Source repository last pushed at 2026-10-06T00:31:35Z.
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