One command to install the best local LLM for your Mac
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AI Kit - One command to install the best local LLM for your Mac

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Stop googling "best LLM for Mac." AI Kit auto-detects your hardware, recommends the best model for your use case, and installs everything — Ollama, model, and GUI — in one command. 🔍 Auto-detects CPU, RAM, disk, GPU 🎯 5 models × 4 scenarios, smart fallback for low-end machines ⬇️ One command: ai-kit install 🧪 Verifies the model works after install 5 models. 4 use cases. 1 command.

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Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I built this because I watched friends spend hours trying to set up local LLMs. They'd read conflicting Reddit threads, download the wrong model, run out of disk space, and give up. AI Kit takes 4 decisions and collapses them into one: "What do you want to do?" The flow: → ai-kit install → Chat? Code? Writing? (pick one) → Hardware auto-detected → best model recommended → ai-kit install → Chat? Code? Writing? (pick one) → Hardware auto-detected → best model recommended → Ollama + model + GUI installed → ai-kit install → Chat? Code? Writing? (pick one) → Hardware auto-detected → best model recommended The flow: → ai-kit install → Chat? Code? Writing? (pick one) → Hardware auto-detected → best model recommended → Chat? Code? Writing? (pick one) → Hardware auto-detected → best model recommended → Ollama + model + GUI installed → Chat? Code? Writing? (pick one) → Hardware auto-detected → best model recommended → Ollama + model + GUI installed → ai-kit install → Chat? 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(pick one) → Hardware auto-detected → best model recommended → Ollama + model + GUI installed → Verified with a test prompt → Hardware auto-detected → best model recommended → Ollama + model + GUI installed → Verified with a test prompt → Ollama + model + GUI installed → Verified with a test prompt It auto-detects hardware and falls back gracefully. Intel Mac with 8GB? You get a light 4B model — no crashes, no confusion. Launch week: $5.99 (normally $9.99) Built with Python. Open to all feedback — ask me anything!