Instructions to use spicyneuron/GLM-5.1-MLX-3.6bit with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Libraries

How to use spicyneuron/GLM-5.1-MLX-3.6bit with MLX:

# Make sure mlx-lm is installed
# pip install --upgrade mlx-lm

# Generate text with mlx-lm
from mlx_lm import load, generate

model, tokenizer = load("spicyneuron/GLM-5.1-MLX-3.6bit")

prompt = "Write a story about Einstein"
messages = [{"role": "user", "content": prompt}]
prompt = tokenizer.apply_chat_template(
    messages, add_generation_prompt=True
)

text = generate(model, tokenizer, prompt=prompt, verbose=True)

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps Settings
LM Studio

How to use spicyneuron/GLM-5.1-MLX-3.6bit with Pi:

Start the MLX server

# Install MLX LM:
uv tool install mlx-lm
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
mlx_lm.server --model "spicyneuron/GLM-5.1-MLX-3.6bit"

Configure the model in Pi

# Install Pi:
npm install -g @earendil-works/pi-coding-agent
# Add to ~/.pi/agent/models.json:
{
  "providers": {
    "mlx-lm": {
      "baseUrl": "http://localhost:8080/v1",
      "api": "openai-completions",
      "apiKey": "none",
      "models": [
        {
          "id": "spicyneuron/GLM-5.1-MLX-3.6bit"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run Pi

# Start Pi in your project directory:
pi

MLX LM

How to use spicyneuron/GLM-5.1-MLX-3.6bit with MLX LM:

Generate or start a chat session

# Install MLX LM
uv tool install mlx-lm
# Interactive chat REPL
mlx_lm.chat --model "spicyneuron/GLM-5.1-MLX-3.6bit"

Run an OpenAI-compatible server

# Install MLX LM
uv tool install mlx-lm
# Start the server
mlx_lm.server --model "spicyneuron/GLM-5.1-MLX-3.6bit"
# Calling the OpenAI-compatible server with curl
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \
   -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
   --data '{
     "model": "spicyneuron/GLM-5.1-MLX-3.6bit",
     "messages": [
       {"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}
     ]
   }'

Hermes Agent

How to use spicyneuron/GLM-5.1-MLX-3.6bit with Hermes Agent:

Start the MLX server

# Install MLX LM:
uv tool install mlx-lm
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
mlx_lm.server --model "spicyneuron/GLM-5.1-MLX-3.6bit"

Configure Hermes

# Install Hermes:
curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash
hermes setup
# Point Hermes at the local server:
hermes config set model.provider custom
hermes config set model.base_url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1
hermes config set model.default spicyneuron/GLM-5.1-MLX-3.6bit

Run Hermes

hermes

Atomic Chat

OpenClaw

How to use spicyneuron/GLM-5.1-MLX-3.6bit with OpenClaw:

Start the MLX server

# Install MLX LM:
uv tool install mlx-lm
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
mlx_lm.server --model "spicyneuron/GLM-5.1-MLX-3.6bit"

Configure OpenClaw

# Install OpenClaw:
npm install -g openclaw@latest
# Register the local server and set it as the default model:
openclaw onboard --non-interactive --mode local \
  --auth-choice custom-api-key \
  --custom-base-url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1 \
  --custom-model-id "spicyneuron/GLM-5.1-MLX-3.6bit" \
  --custom-provider-id mlx-lm \
  --custom-compatibility openai \
  --custom-text-input \
  --accept-risk \
  --skip-health

Run OpenClaw

openclaw agent --local --agent main --message "Hello from Hugging Face"

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 [GLM 5.1](https://huggingface.co/zai-org/GLM-5.1) optimized to run _comfortably_
-on a Mac Studio M3 512. This is the quality-first version. Smaller, compact
-version [here](https://huggingface.co/spicyneuron/GLM-5.1-MLX-2.9bit).
 - A mixed-precision quant that balances speed, memory, and accuracy.
 - 3-bit baseline with important layers at 4, 8 and BF16.
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 # Benchmarks
-metric | baa-ai/GLM-5.1-RAM-270GB-MLX | 2.9 bit | 3.6 bit (this model)
---- | --- | --- | ---
-bpw | 3.110 | 2.906 | 3.645
-base memory | 269.303 | 251.702 | 315.648
-peak memory (1024/512) | 291.257 | 272.358 | 341.020
-prompt tok/s (1024) | 194.958 ± 0.075 | 194.216 ± 0.167 | 190.508 ± 0.880
-gen tok/s (512) | 21.381 ± 0.050 | 19.527 ± 0.035 | 17.873 ± 0.156
-kl mean | 0.686 ± 0.054 | 0.268 ± 0.009 | 0.117 ± 0.004
-kl p95 | 1.478 ± 0.054 | 0.537 ± 0.009 | 0.236 ± 0.004
-perplexity | 4.780 ± 0.020 | 4.118 ± 0.016 | 3.945 ± 0.016
-piqa | 0.776 ± 0.010 | 0.794 ± 0.009 | 0.820 ± 0.017
 Tested on a Mac Studio M3 Ultra with:

 ---
 [GLM 5.1](https://huggingface.co/zai-org/GLM-5.1) optimized to run _comfortably_
+on a Mac Studio M3 512. This is the balanced version. Alternatives:
+[speed-first](https://huggingface.co/spicyneuron/GLM-5.1-MLX-2.9bit),
+[quality-first](https://huggingface.co/spicyneuron/GLM-5.1-MLX-4.5bit)
 - A mixed-precision quant that balances speed, memory, and accuracy.
 - 3-bit baseline with important layers at 4, 8 and BF16.
 # Benchmarks
+| metric | baa-ai/GLM-5.1-RAM-270GB-MLX | 2.9 bit | 3.6 bit (this model) | 4.5 bit |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| bpw | 3.110 | 2.906 | 3.645 | 4.538 |
+| base memory | 269.303 | 251.702 | 315.648 | 392.992 |
+| peak memory (1024/512) | 291.257 | 272.358 | 341.020 | 424.067 |
+| prompt tok/s (1024) | 194.958 ± 0.075 | 194.216 ± 0.167 | 190.508 ± 0.880 | 193.563 ± 0.094 |
+| gen tok/s (512) | 21.381 ± 0.050 | 19.527 ± 0.035 | 17.873 ± 0.156 | 17.259 ± 0.032 |
+| kl mean | 0.686 ± 0.054 | 0.268 ± 0.009 | 0.117 ± 0.004 | 0.048 ± 0.002 |
+| kl p95 | 1.478 ± 0.054 | 0.537 ± 0.009 | 0.236 ± 0.004 | 0.097 ± 0.002 |
+| perplexity | 4.780 ± 0.020 | 4.118 ± 0.016 | 3.945 ± 0.016 | 3.920 ± 0.016 |
+| piqa | 0.776 ± 0.010 | 0.794 ± 0.009 | 0.820 ± 0.017 | 0.814 ± 0.017 |
 Tested on a Mac Studio M3 Ultra with: