# Laya-MLX review

> Native MLX runtime for Laya typed decision models — 7–14 ms short decisions on M3 Max. No text generation, PyTorch, or cloud API.

Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026. Canonical page: https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/mizorewww-laya-mlx/

## Laya-MLX at a glance

- **Category:** [Inference and training](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/categories/inference-and-training/)
- **Website:** [pypi.org/project/laya-mlx](https://pypi.org/project/laya-mlx/)

## Usage data (the week of Oct 25–31, 2026)

- Board rank: #346 overall, #41 in Inference and training, momentum score 22
- Downloads that week: 724 (−60% vs 4-week average)
- New GitHub stars per week (last 12 weeks): Aug 9: n/a; Aug 16: n/a; Aug 23: n/a; Aug 30: n/a; Sep 6: n/a; Sep 13: 260; Sep 20: 6.1k; Sep 27: 328; Oct 4: 132; Oct 11: 100; Oct 18: 78; Oct 25: 38

## Laya-MLX alternatives

| Rank | Tool | Stars | Downloads/wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | [dsh-our-free-model](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/ebony-vinyl-dsh-our-free-model/) | 54.3k | – |
| #2 | [magpie](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/yetone-magpie/) | 26.9k | – |
| #3 | [Strata](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/niko1221-strata/) | 37.1k | – |
| #4 | [edge0](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/edge0-ai-edge0/) | 8.9k | – |
| #5 | [OmniRoute](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/diegosouzapw-omniroute/) | 83.2k | 106k |
| #6 | [CLIProxyAPI](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/router-for-me-cliproxyapi/) | 57.1k | – |

## Laya-MLX FAQ

### How popular is Laya-MLX?

Laya-MLX has 7.1k GitHub stars as of Nov 1, 2026. It gained 38 new stars in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, against a 12-week average of 1k a week. Its main package had 724 downloads that week, −60% against its own 4-week average. That made it #41 among LLM inference and training tools on the Devtoolwatch Board.

### What are the best alternatives to Laya-MLX?

Other LLM inference and training tools on the Devtoolwatch Board in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, by momentum: dsh-our-free-model (#1), magpie (#2), Strata (#3), edge0 (#4), OmniRoute (#5). The alternatives table above has their numbers.

## Sources

1. [Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/)