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Best MLX Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from deep learning software ranked against MLX on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    ONNX Runtime Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.8
    MLX vs ONNX Runtime
  2. 2
    Apache TVM Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free6.7
    MLX vs Apache TVM
  3. 3
    Paperspace Gradient Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin $8/mo6.7
    MLX vs Paperspace Gradient
  4. 4
    TensorFlow Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free6.7
    MLX vs TensorFlow
  5. 5
    MATLAB Grader Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free6.6
    MLX vs MATLAB Grader
  6. 6
    MegEngine Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.6
    MLX vs MegEngine
  7. 7
    Ray Train Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    MLX vs Ray Train
  8. 8
    Trackio Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    MLX vs Trackio
  9. 9
    DeepSpeed Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free6.4
    MLX vs DeepSpeed
  10. 10
    Lightning AI Studios Free plan apiWeb 6.4
    MLX vs Lightning AI Studios
  11. 11
    NVIDIA TensorRT Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.4
    MLX vs NVIDIA TensorRT
  12. 12
    NVIDIA Triton Inference Server Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin $375/mo6.4
    MLX vs NVIDIA Triton Inference Server
  13. 13
    Amazon SageMaker Autopilot Free trial apiWeb 6.3
    MLX vs Amazon SageMaker Autopilot
  14. 14
    PyTorch AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 5.7
    MLX vs PyTorch
  15. 15
    Keras LinuxMacWin 5.6
    MLX vs Keras
  16. 16
    PaddlePaddle apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 5.6
    MLX vs PaddlePaddle
  17. 17
    tinygrad LinuxMacWinWeb 5.4
    MLX vs tinygrad
  18. 18
    Apache SINGA LinuxWinMac 5.3
    MLX vs Apache SINGA
  19. 19
    Caffe LinuxMacWin 5.3
    MLX vs Caffe
  20. 20
    Deeplearning4j WinMacLinux 5.3
    MLX vs Deeplearning4j

MLX alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ONNX Runtime6.8Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Apache TVM6.7Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Paperspace Gradient6.7Free plan$8/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4TensorFlow6.7Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5MATLAB Grader6.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
6MegEngine6.6Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7Ray Train6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8Trackio6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9DeepSpeed6.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
10Lightning AI Studios6.4Free plan—API, Web
11NVIDIA TensorRT6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
12NVIDIA Triton Inference Server6.4Free plan$375/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
13Amazon SageMaker Autopilot6.3No—API, Web
14PyTorch5.7No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
15Keras5.6No—Linux, Mac, Windows
16PaddlePaddle5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
17tinygrad5.4No—Linux, Mac, Windows, Web
18Apache SINGA5.3No—Linux, Windows, Mac
19Caffe5.3No—Linux, Mac, Windows
20Deeplearning4j5.3No—Windows, Mac, Linux
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Questions about MLX alternatives

What is the best alternative to MLX?

ONNX Runtime, number 1 in deep learning software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Apache TVM, Paperspace Gradient, TensorFlow and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to MLX?

ONNX Runtime is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.