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Horovod vs MLX

Horovod

horovod.ai

MLX

opensource.apple.com

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FigureHorovodMLX
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source——
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
iOS—Yes
APIYes—
Self-hostedYes—
Plans published11
Spec score · Deep Learning Software8.1 (#11)7.6 (#17)
InstallationThe getting-started page provides pip installation commands for CPU use and GPU use with NCCL.The project README gives macOS installation through pip and Linux installation options for CUDA or CPU-only packages.
PurposeHorovod is a distributed deep learning training framework for TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch and Apache MXNet.MLX is an array framework designed for efficient and flexible machine learning research on Apple silicon.

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  • HorovodFree

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  • MLXFree

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