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Ollama 0.40.0 defaults to MLX on Apple Silicon

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Ollama has released version 0.40.0, which now defaults to running models on MLX for Apple Silicon devices. This update ensures that supported model architectures will automatically utilize the MLX runtime on these systems. The release also highlights the availability of additional models such as Gemma 4, Qwen 3.6, and Qwen 3.5 within the Ollama library. AI

IMPACT Improves local LLM performance and accessibility on Apple Silicon hardware.

RANK_REASON This is a software release for a tool that facilitates running LLMs locally, not a frontier model release from a major lab.

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Ollama 0.40.0 defaults to MLX on Apple Silicon

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    ⚙️ New Ollama Release! ⚙️ Version: v0.40.0 Release Notes: ## What's Changed **Models run on MLX on Apple Silicon by default** In this release, on Apple Silicon

    ⚙️ New Ollama Release! ⚙️ Version: v0.40.0 Release Notes: ## What's Changed **Models run on MLX on Apple Silicon by default** In this release, on Apple Silicon devices, model architectures supported by the MLX runtime will automatically run on MLX. ``` ollama pull qwen3.8 ollama …

    LINKS ollama.com/…/gemma4 ollama.com/…/qwen3.6 ollama.com

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