Comparison
Mlx Serve vs Orca
Orca has more GitHub stars (94,384 vs 1,927). Orca was updated more recently (last commit 1d ago). Data comes straight from GitHub and refreshes daily.
Mlx Serve
Native LLM inference server for Apple Silicon. OpenAI + Anthropic API compatible. No Python. Zig backend, Swift frontend macOS app with chat, music, voice, video generation.
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brew install --cask mlx-serve
Orca
Orca is the ADE for working with a fleet of parallel agents. Run any coding agent with your own subscription. Available on desktop, mobile and remote runtime.
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brew install --cask stablyai/orca/orca| Metric | Mlx Serve | Orca |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Plugin | Plugin |
| GitHub stars | 1,927 | 94,384 |
| Stars, last 7 days | n/a | +1,072 |
| Forks | 198 | 6,037 |
| Upvotes | 0 | 0 |
| Language | Zig | TypeScript |
| License | n/a | MIT |
| Last commit | 3d ago | 1d ago |
| Created | Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Categories | AI & LLM tooling, Design & frontend, Media & audio | Dev tools, AI & LLM tooling, Mobile & desktop |