magnitudedev/magnitude
Open source inference engine optimized for consumer hardware. Profiles your machine, recommends the best models for it, then downloads, tunes, and runs them. Works on Apple Silicon, NVIDIA, AMD, or nothing but a CPU.
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Magnitude Run the best local models for your machine Magnitude is an open source inference engine optimized for consumer hardware. It profiles your machine, recommends the best models for it, then downloads, tunes, and runs them. One click connects the agent you already use. Works on Apple Silicon, NVIDIA, AMD, or nothing but a CPU. ⭐ Help us reach more developers and grow the Magnitude community. Star this repo! https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8317d05b-8a6e-40e0-b45d-81011ecbc329 Download Magnitude for macOS, Windows, or Linux The desktop app includes the magnitude CLI. No separate installation is needed. An open source inference engine optimized for consumer hardware. The desktop app profiles your machine, recommends the best models for it, then downloads, tunes, and runs them. One click connects the agent you already use. Magnitude profiles your hardware and estimates tok/s for every model in the catalog before you download anything. It ranks them by speed, accuracy, intelligence, and memory…
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- Get started
- Why Magnitude?
- FAQ
- What is Magnitude?
- How does it know what my machine can run?
- How is this different from Ollama or LM Studio?
- What hardware do I need?
- What systems does Magnitude support?
- Which harnesses work with it?
- Do I need to manage it after setup?
- Is it private?
- Learn more
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What this repository does
Open source inference engine optimized for consumer hardware. Profiles your machine, recommends the best models for it, then downloads, tunes, and runs them. Works on Apple Silicon, NVIDIA, AMD, or nothing but a CPU.
Repository facts
- Owner
- magnitudedev
- Primary language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 4,740
- Forks
- 367
- Open issues + pull requests
- 24
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Archived
- No
- Default branch
- main
- Created
- 2026-06-12T09:06:26.000Z
- Last push
- 2026-09-20T10:29:30.000Z
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