Local AI Glossary
What is Metal?
Source: local-llm.net/glossary
Apple's GPU programming framework, analogous to NVIDIA's CUDA. Metal provides GPU acceleration for AI inference on Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) devices. llama.cpp and MLX use Metal for accelerated inference on Mac hardware.
How Metal fits in the local AI stack
Metal is part of the broader local AI ecosystem. See the related guides, comparisons, and tools below to see how it applies in practice.
See also
- Full Local AI Glossary
- All learn topics
- What is Local AI?
- Quantization explained
- Hardware requirements
- How to choose a local LLM