# Create a virtual enviroment if needed.
python -m venv mlx-venv
# then activate the virtual enviroment if needed.
source mlx-venv/bin/activate
# then install mlx.
pip install mlx-lm

python

from mlx_lm import load, generate

model, tokenizer = load("jesusoctavioas/Qwen3.5-4B-mlx-8Bit")

prompt="hello"

if hasattr(tokenizer, "apply_chat_template") and tokenizer.chat_template is not None:
    messages = [{"role": "user", "content": prompt}]
    prompt = tokenizer.apply_chat_template(
        messages, tokenize=False, add_generation_prompt=True
    )

response = generate(model, tokenizer, prompt=prompt, verbose=True)