Deqio — a shared local runtime and API for decision models, including Basal
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Deqio is an open-source local runtime and API for specialised System One decision models.
Basal is one of the project’s natively supported engines. Deqio lets you install, run and switch models through one shared API, without tying applications to a particular runtime.
On Apple Silicon, Deqio uses quantised Basal 1.5B and 4.5B variants in MLX 8-bit, allowing models to run locally with substantially lower memory use. The project also supports automatic hardware compatibility checks, model management, readiness checks and benchmarks comparing Basal with other decision models.
Deqio aims to provide a simple, local decision layer in which applications can use Basal through a stable API for binary decisions, option selection and multiple decisions over shared context.
The project is open source:
https://github.com/ILuce/deqio