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llama.cpp vs mlx engines

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Curious if any of you fellow memory poor people are in the same boat. On macOS, any one else gone back to llama.cpp for the peace of mind in how stable it runs compared to other engines that try to squeeze efficiency out of the machine? These “optimizers” inadvertently cause the system to thrash ab…

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  1. 2026-09-02 04:13 · r/LocalLLM
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