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pmetal search

Search the HuggingFace Hub for models. Shows memory fit estimation based on your Apple Silicon hardware.

Terminal window
pmetal search <QUERY> [OPTIONS]
Terminal window
# Basic search
pmetal search "qwen 0.6b"
# Detailed view with memory estimates
pmetal search "qwen 0.6b" --detailed
# Filter by model type
pmetal search "llama 3" --type text-generation

The --detailed flag shows memory requirements and whether the model fits in your device’s unified memory, accounting for GPU/ANE allocation and training overhead.