What are the best alternatives to MLX?

The top alternatives to MLX are OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Agent SDK, Pipecat, ranked by real usage data on Unfragile.

Are there free alternatives to MLX?

Yes, 19 free alternatives to MLX exist, including OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Agent SDK, Pipecat.

20 alternatives ranked by real usage data. MLX scores 58/100 — 11 tools score higher.

OriginalMLX

Apple's ML framework for Apple Silicon — NumPy-like API, unified memory, LLM support.

20 alternatives

19 free options

11 score higher

OpenAI's official agent framework — agents, handoffs, guardrails, sessions, built-in tracing.