Pico AI Server LLM VLM MLX 13+

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Starling Protocol Inc

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Description

Blazing fast private LLM & VLM server for home and office. Built on MLX, powered by DeepSeek, Gemma, Llama, Mistral, Qwen, and Phi models.

Private LLM and VLM in a minute. Transform any Apple-silicon Mac into a ready-to-go AI server. One download provides a web chat interface and over 300 free cutting-edge open-source models—no cloud, no command line.

Why Choose Pico:

- All-in-One
Built-in web UI with simple settings. No extra installations needed.

- Zero Setup
Launch once; Pico auto-detects GPUs, fetches starter models, and shares on your local network.

- Quick Start
Get your first response before your coffee cools.

- Team-Friendly
Supports multiple users and logs.

- Privacy & Compliance
Data stays on your Mac. Fully offline—perfect for GDPR and on-premises needs.

- Apple-silicon Speed
MLX acceleration offers up to 3× faster tokens than standard builds.

- API Ready
Ollama-style and OpenAI-compatible endpoints integrate seamlessly into existing apps.

- Flexible Models
Explore Llama, Gemma, DeepSeek, and more, or load your own custom models.

Ideal for Cloud-Free Zones
Healthcare, legal, trading—where privacy or latency exclude SaaS, Pico delivers top AI to your existing hardware.

Developers Invited
Use your preferred SDK. Stream responses, function-call, and more—no terminal needed.

Requirements
Apple-silicon Mac (M1, M2, M3)• 16 GB RAM minimum (32 GB+ recommended for larger models)
No sign-ups. No subscriptions. No cloud.
Download Pico AI Server today and equip every desk on your network with a fast, private, endlessly adaptable AI—right inside your Mac.

• Pico AI Homelab supports over 300 cutting-edge LLM and VLM models, such as:
• OpenAI GPT-oss
• Google Gemma 3
• Google Gemma 3n
• DeepSeek R1
• Meta Llama
• Alibaba Qwen 3
• Alibaba QwQ
• XBai o4
• Polaris
• Microsoft Phi 4
• Microsoft BitNet
• Mistral
• Devstral
• Baichuan M1
• EXAONE
• GLM 4.5
• DeepHermes
• Granite Code
• Hugging Face SmolLM
• Hugging Face SmolVLM
• Jan nano

…And many more

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

• Compatible with your existing chat app, including:
• Open WebUI
• Apollo AI
• Bolt AI
• IntelliBar
• Msty
• Ollamac
• MindMac
• Enchanted
• Kerling
• LibreChat
• Hollama
• Ollama-SwiftUI
• Witsy
• Reactor AI
... And many more

What’s New

Version 1.2.13

Bug fix: Jan v1 bf16 (cheers Ivan!)

Ratings and Reviews

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