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Pico: Local AI Chat Server

Pico turns your Mac into a p

About this app

<p>Pico turns your Mac into a private local AI server.</p>
<p>Run powerful language and vision models on your own machine, chat with them in Pico’s built-in web interface, use them from your favorite apps, and access them across your local network. No cloud required.</p>
<p>Private by design and free to get started, Pico gives you a built-in web interface, no usage caps, and access to 500+ language and vision models. Download a model, start it locally, and connect your tools, automations, and apps with MCP, local APIs, and function calling.</p>
<p>Use Pico to build private assistants, chat with local models, prototype AI features, power self-hosted workflows, or give your devices access to models running on your Mac.</p>
<p>Your models. Your machine. Your network.</p>
<p>Private. Offline-capable. No cloud required.</p>

What stands out

Runs language and vision models locally on Mac without cloud requirements.
Access to over 500 models with no usage caps.
Integrates with other apps via MCP, local APIs, and function calling.

Version updates

Version 1.4.23

Bug fixes

6 月 2, 2026 · Mac App Store · macOS · View source

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vstinebaker ★ 5.0

Great LLM server for macOS

Pico AI Server is a great tool for experimenting with Large Language Models (LLMs) locally on your M…
From iOS · 10 月 11, 2026 · View source
Car1_p ★ 5.0

Great app for starting with LLMs, Not easy, but great

Overall this is an amazing app the wraps up a lot of tricky installs into one and handles it rather …
From iOS · 10 月 11, 2026 · View source
edward.qing ★ 1.0

Respond is empty

Server is running, but respond is empty both in safari or client app
From iOS · 10 月 11, 2026 · View source
Hunter DG ★ 5.0

🤯

This is so easy….. THANK YOU!
From iOS · 10 月 11, 2026 · View source
Yi !! ★ 5.0

Faster than ollama

Great to see that this is built on top of MLX so really optimized for MacOS
From iOS · 10 月 11, 2026 · View source

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