JAX vs MLX

JAX

5.2 #33 in Deep Learning Software

About JAX

MLX

5.4 #18 in Deep Learning Software

About MLX
JAXMLX
Free planNoNo
Free trialNoNo
Paid from——
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsLinux, macOS, WindowsmacOS, Linux
Free planYesYes
Training modelocalboth
GPU accelerationYesYes
Distributed trainingYesYes
Supported languagesPythonPython, Swift, C, C++
Deployment targets—multiple
Model formats—Safetensors, GGUF

Both are listed in Best Deep Learning Software. On Samsung Mobile US Press, MLX scores higher on our published basis.