Pico AI Server for MLX LLM VLM 17+

Blazing fast LLM & VLM server for home or office networks. Powered by MLX with the latest DeepSeek, Gemma, Llama, Mistral, Qwen, and Phi models.

The #1 Ollama and OpenAI-compatible LLM & VLM server for macOS. Run DeepSeek, Llama, Gemma, and more—all on your Mac. No cloud. No limits. Full privacy.

• Instant AI Server
Turn your Apple silicon Mac into a super-fast Ollama & OpenAI-compatible LLM server for your home or office with one click. No terminal needed.

• Ollama & OpenAI-Compatible
Pico works with Ollama-style and OpenAI-compatible APIs. Use your favourite chat apps like Bolt AI, Open WebUI, Apollo, Msty, and more.

• Private & Offline
All prompts, replies, and models stay on your Mac. Works even without internet.

• Built for Apple Silicon
MLX-accelerated for M-series chips—up to 2-3× faster than standard ports.

• 300+ Models Ready
Coding helpers, creative writers, research tools and more. Swap models like songs, or import your own MLX models.

• Easy Dashboard, Pro Controls
Tweak creativity, context, system prompts and more with simple sliders. Advanced settings for power users.

––– REQUIREMENTS –––
• Apple Silicon Mac (M-series)
• 16 GB RAM minimum
• 32 GB+ RAM for best results with larger models

NO SUBSCRIPTIONS • NO SIGN-UPS • NO CLOUD

Download Pico now and give your home or team a private, high-speed AI server—powered by your Mac.

• Pico AI Homelab supports 300+ top LLM & VLM models, including:
• Google Gemma 3
• DeepSeek R1
• Meta Llama
• Alibaba Qwen 3
• Alibaba QwQ
• Polaris
• Microsoft Phi 4
• Microsoft BitNet
• Mistral
• DeepHermes
• Granite Code
• Hugging Face SmolLM
• Hugging Face SmolVLM
…And many more

• Pico AI Homelab supports 23 embedding models, including:
• BERT
• RoBERTa
• XLM-RoBERTa
• CLIP
• Word2Vec
• Model2Vec
• Static

• Works with your favourite chat apps, like:
• Open WebUI
• Apollo AI
• Bolt AI
• IntelliBar
• Msty
• Ollamac
• MindMac
• Enchanted
• Kerling
• LibreChat
• Hollama
• Ollama-SwiftUI
• Witsy
• Reactor AI
...And many more