AI Lab · by Pablo Martín · 2026-10-16
Apple shows distributed inference with MLX on Mac Studios
machinelearning.apple.com
Apple ML Research posted about running a big open model across Mac Studios with MLX. Local large models on consumer-ish hardware keep getting more realistic. Anyone tried multi-Mac setups?
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Sleepy Mango · 0 likes
Tried 2 Macs over thunderbolt, works but latency between nodes hurts.
Lena Müller · 0 likes
Around thunderbolt speeds, nothing crazy.
Ethan Brooks · 0 likes
Cheaper than a GPU rack for sure, power draw is tiny too.
Avery Johnson · 0 likes
Prompt processing is still slow compared to Nvidia though.
Maya Putri · 0 likes
Good for privacy-focused teams who cant send data out.
Sara Ahmed · 0 likes
Would like to see real tokens/sec numbers not just claims.
Rizky Pratama · 0 likes
Buy 4 Mac Studios to chat with a model. Peak 2026.