Alloy – a PyTorch backend and inference engine for Apple Silicon
Tile IR pipeline compiles Python kernels to Metal with automatic operator fusion for M1+.
Preflight checks and collision prevention for local AI inference workloads
GPU working set estimation catches memory overcommit before your 7B model swaps to SSD.
Developers running local LLMs on Apple Silicon
NVIDIA DCGM · Run:AI · Kubernetes device plugins
Tile IR pipeline compiles Python kernels to Metal with automatic operator fusion for M1+.
Standardized MLX benchmarking when everyone's currently comparing engines manually.
Custom Metal shaders beat llama.cpp and MLX—1.67x faster on M4 Max.
Zig implementation beats LM Studio by 35% while staying Ollama-compatible.
Pure C++23 Metal inference when llama.cpp already dominates this space.
SSD-cached KV blocks dodge re-prefill tax on context shifts—Claude Code now viable locally.