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RunAnywhere

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RunAnywhere is an inference lab that provides one stack for running open models across hosted and local environments. It addresses the need to choose where inference runs, request by request, with hosted execution only leaving the machine when explicitly requested.

The stack includes Wally, which serves frontier-scale open models through an OpenAI-compatible API; MetalRT and QHexRT, local acceleration engines for Apple Neural Engine and Qualcomm Hexagon NPUs; and open-source SDKs with six bindings built on a shared C++ core. The console provides usage and spend tracking, and a SKILL.md file is available for agent setup.

It is aimed at developers who need to run models either locally on device hardware or through hosted endpoints. The console supports sign-in and credit-based usage, with hosted execution controlled per request.

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