[r/LocalLLaMA] mlx-tune – fine-tune LLMs on your Mac (SFT, DPO, GRPO, Vision) with an Unsloth-compatible API

Summary

mlx-tune is an open-source library that enables native fine-tuning of LLMs on Apple Silicon Macs, supporting various methods including SFT, DPO, and Vision. It features an Unsloth-compatible API, allowing developers to prototype training runs locally on their Macs to save on cloud GPU costs. This tool significantly streamlines the development workflow for Mac users in the LLM space.

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