Alternatives to Opencode for Qwen on Mac?

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Looking for alternatives. I’m using LM Studio and Opencode had been so slow, much slower than LM’s terminal itself. Would love an alternative. Qwen3.8 27b MLX.

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2026-08-23 17:46 · r/LocalLLM
Alternatives to Opencode for Qwen on Mac?

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