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Magnitude

Magnitude runs open-weight models locally through a desktop app, headless CLI and compatible inference APIs, compiling and tuning kernels for the machine's hardware.

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It supplies its own inference engine rather than another agent wrapper. Network access is off by default; remote use needs an explicitly configured key and a trusted network or tunnel. Speed comparisons are publisher benchmarks, not universal guarantees.

Access and pricing

Free Apache-2.0 software. Hardware, electricity and separately licensed model weights remain the user's responsibility.

Verification notes

Official site and CLI 0.2.0/0.2.5 releases checked on 2026-10-05; hardware performance was not independently tested.

Review scope: official-source desk review. This is not a hands-on performance test or endorsement.

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