# MTPLX review

> The fastest way to run Qwen 3.8 Flash Next, Qwen 3.8 27B and Ternary Bonsai 2 27B on a Mac: 125 tok/s in OpenCode on an M5 Max, and a 27B model on 16 GB Macs. Native MTP speculative decoding on Apple Silicon, exact at any temperature. OpenAI and Anthropic compatible local server.

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

## MTPLX at a glance

- **Category:** [Inference and training](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/categories/inference-and-training/)
- **Website:** [mtplx.com](https://mtplx.com)

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

- Board rank: #295 overall, #33 in Inference and training, momentum score 32
- Downloads that week: 443 (−45% vs 4-week average)
- New GitHub stars per week (last 12 weeks): Aug 9: 93; Aug 16: 343; Aug 23: 208; Aug 30: 307; Sep 6: 194; Sep 13: 96; Sep 20: 73; Sep 27: 58; Oct 4: 54; Oct 11: 36; Oct 18: 35; Oct 25: 32

## MTPLX 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 | – |

## MTPLX FAQ

### How popular is MTPLX?

MTPLX has 2.7k GitHub stars as of Nov 1, 2026. It gained 32 new stars in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, against a 12-week average of 127 a week. Its main package had 443 downloads that week, −45% against its own 4-week average. That made it #33 among LLM inference and training tools on the Devtoolwatch Board.

### What are the best alternatives to MTPLX?

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/)