KAT-Dev-MLX-8bit
Built by lmstudio-community, KAT-Dev-MLX-8bit is an chat model. KAT-Dev-MLX-8bit is an open-weights chat model.
by lmstudio-community
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Ways to use KAT-Dev-MLX-8bit in osFoundry
Connect with your own key (BYOK)
Open the key dialog and paste your lmstudio-community API key. osFoundry discovers KAT-Dev-MLX-8bit automatically — assign it to a Maestro role (router, direct, orchestrator, or fallback) in the Pipeline tab and it is live in every chat. Your key, your provider account — no token markup.
Deploy a dedicated endpoint
KAT-Dev-MLX-8bit is open-weights — run it locally for free, or deploy a dedicated GPU endpoint in your workspace for reserved capacity with no rate limits.
Use it in a Room App
Room Apps declare AI features in their manifest, then call them with invokeAI:
import { invokeAI } from '@osfoundry/app-sdk'
// 'summarize' is an AI feature declared in your app manifest.
const result = await invokeAI('summarize', userText)
Call it from your own apps
Once a model is wired into your workspace you can host it as an API and reach it from your own services, scripts, or CI — outside osFoundry.
KAT-Dev-MLX-8bit vs similar models
| Model | Org | Params | Context | Input price | Self-host |
|---|
| KAT-Dev-MLX-8bit | lmstudio-community | — | — | Free (local) | Yes |
| AMD-Llama-135m | amd | — | — | Free (local) | Yes |
| tiny-clinicalbert | nlpie | — | — | Free (local) | Yes |
| flux2 | arcticlatent | — | — | Free (local) | Yes |
Licence
Unspecified — Licence terms not specified — verify the upstream model card before commercial use.
Check upstream documentation.
Frequently asked about KAT-Dev-MLX-8bit
Is KAT-Dev-MLX-8bit free to use?
KAT-Dev-MLX-8bit is free to run locally on your own hardware. Hosted access through osFoundry is metered (input Free (local), output Free (local)). You can switch between local and hosted at any time.
Can I use KAT-Dev-MLX-8bit commercially?
Commercial use is allowed with conditions. Licence terms not specified — verify the upstream model card before commercial use. Check upstream documentation.
Can I run KAT-Dev-MLX-8bit locally?
Yes. KAT-Dev-MLX-8bit is open-weights and runs locally on a workstation GPU. osFoundry's local runtime handles model loading, quantisation, and routing.
What is KAT-Dev-MLX-8bit best at?
KAT-Dev-MLX-8bit is well-suited to text generation.
How do I use KAT-Dev-MLX-8bit in osFoundry?
Paste your lmstudio-community API key in the key dialog (or deploy the open weights for self-hostable models), assign KAT-Dev-MLX-8bit to a Maestro role in the Pipeline tab, then use it in chat, Room Apps via invokeAI, or your own apps.
Published by lmstudio-community on September 30, 2025. Source: https://huggingface.co/lmstudio-community/KAT-Dev-MLX-8bit