# [Neywa-Labs/mlx-vlm](https://github.com/Neywa-Labs/mlx-vlm) MLX-VLM is a package for inference and fine-tuning of Vision Language Models (VLMs) on your Mac using MLX. 5.8k stars · 888 forks · Python Quick update: star history is from the full report of Oct 14, 2026. Healthy Actively maintained by 11 people, no known risks. ## Why No warning signs: none of the [verdict rules](https://reporadar.ai/methodology) applied to this repo. ### What would change this - Partly checked: maintenance (Commit counts are estimated: the commit sample stops before the window start, so GitHub's totals were scaled by the sampled bot share.; Authors in the last 90 days are counted from the sampled commits only.) - A dormant maintenance status, a deprecated or archived package, a successor link, or a critical advisory would change this. ## Maintenance Partial Active **Human commits, 30 days** 356 **Human commits, 90 days** 832 **Human commits, 365 days** 1.6k **Bot share of commits, 365 days** 0% **Last commit** Nov 12, 2026 (15 hours ago) **Last human commit** Nov 12, 2026 (15 hours ago) **Authors, 90 days** 11 **Last release** Nov 4, 2026 (8 days ago) **Median PR merge time** 10 hours Responsiveness: of 29 recent issues, 38% got a maintainer reply. Median first response: 22 days. - Commit counts are estimated: the commit sample stops before the window start, so GitHub's totals were scaled by the sampled bot share. - Authors in the last 90 days are counted from the sampled commits only. Sources: [Commits](https://github.com/Neywa-Labs/mlx-vlm/commits), [Releases](https://github.com/Neywa-Labs/mlx-vlm/releases), [Merged pull requests](https://github.com/Neywa-Labs/mlx-vlm/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Amerged), [Issues](https://github.com/Neywa-Labs/mlx-vlm/issues?q=is%3Aissue) ## People Complete **Owner** Organization **Commits sampled** 100 since Nov 12, 2025 **Authors for half of commits** 2 **Authors for 80% of commits** 3 **Contributors** 200 ### Top committers - lucasnewman: 44% of commits - Goekdeniz-Guelmez: 29% of commits - Blaizzy: 16% of commits - rrrxxx0510: 3% of commits - ahuzmeza: 2% of commits - Shares come from the newest sampled commits, since the commit sample is capped. Sources: [Commits](https://github.com/Neywa-Labs/mlx-vlm/commits), [Contributors](https://github.com/Neywa-Labs/mlx-vlm/graphs/contributors) ## Stars Complete Organic, confidence high Bars show stars gained each week. Red bars overlap a burst. ### Bursts - **Sep 29, 2024 to Oct 5, 2024**: about 87 more stars than usual, peak 27 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a jump in forks, a jump in issues and pull requests. - **Mar 12, 2025 to Mar 13, 2025**: about 46 more stars than usual, peak 35 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a jump in issues and pull requests. - **Jun 26, 2025 to Jun 27, 2025**: about 40 more stars than usual, peak 24 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a jump in issues and pull requests. - **Oct 14, 2025 to Oct 15, 2025**: about 30 more stars than usual, peak 18 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a jump in issues and pull requests. - **Jan 29, 2026 to Jan 30, 2026**: about 26 more stars than usual, peak 18 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a jump in forks, a jump in issues and pull requests. - **Mar 25, 2026 to Mar 26, 2026**: about 68 more stars than usual, peak 49 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a jump in forks, a jump in issues and pull requests. - **Mar 29, 2026 to Apr 11, 2026**: about 1.7k more stars than usual, peak 392 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a jump in forks. - **Jun 3, 2026 to Jun 4, 2026**: about 74 more stars than usual, peak 53 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a jump in forks, a jump in issues and pull requests. - **Jul 20, 2026 to Jul 22, 2026**: about 52 more stars than usual, peak 29 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a jump in forks, a jump in issues and pull requests. - 1 stars GitHub has since removed (tracked since Oct 14, 2026). Anyone can buy stars for any repo; bursts alone don't prove the owner did. - The star history looks organic. - Star history from the full report of Oct 14, 2026; this update did not re-read it. Sources: [How star history is analyzed](https://reporadar.ai/methodology#stars) ## Risk Complete ### Flags No risk flags. ### License **Now** MIT (OSI-approved) **A year ago** MIT (OSI-approved) ### Packages - **mlx-vlm** (PYPI): latest 0.7.12, published Nov 4, 2026 Advisories for the latest version: none listed Package and advisory data: deps.dev and OSV. Sources: [GitHub: Neywa-Labs/mlx-vlm](https://github.com/Neywa-Labs/mlx-vlm), [deps.dev: PyPI mlx-vlm](https://deps.dev/pypi/mlx-vlm) ## Compare Weighing Neywa-Labs/mlx-vlm against an alternative? 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