# Run LLMs on macOS using llm-mlx and Apple’s MLX framework

<https://simonwillison.net/2025/Feb/15/llm-mlx/>

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## What Jamie wrote

Filing this one away since one of the reasons I got the M4 Pro chip on my new laptop was to play around with local LLMs. 👨‍💻

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