Dev open-sources Bobcat, a local inference engine claiming fastest LLM runs on Apple Silicon Macs
Available_Pressure47 · reddit · 2026-10-02
A developer shared Bobcat, an open-source inference engine optimized across the stack for consumer Apple Silicon MacBooks, aiming to make local model deployment faster and more accessible.
- Claims to currently be the fastest way to run LFM, Qwen3.5, and the new Clef Flash decision model locally on Mac
- Source code is on GitHub; the author is soliciting community feedback
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