The Best New Local Image-To-3D Model Is Now Available on Apple Silicon
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The Best New Local Image-To-3D Model Is Now Available on Apple Silicon Idol, the open-source image-to-splat model from Speridlabs, now has a native MLX port. One picture in, a full 3D Gaussian splat out, running locally on Apple Silicon. Highlights: • About 8.6 GB peak memory, fits 16 GB Macs • No CUDA, uses the original Idol weights • Standard 3DGS .ply output • 32K to 1M Gaussians per object • Local server endpoint included GitHub: https://github.com/Blaizzy/mlx-vlm
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