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Getting Started

Everything you need to install Teale and start using it, whether you want to chat with AI models, build applications, or earn by sharing compute.


Install

Choose your platform to get Teale running.

PlatformGuideMethod
macOS (GUI + CLI)Install on MacDMG or brew install --cask teale
macOS / Linux (CLI only)Install the CLIbrew install teale or binary download
Linux / Windows / AndroidCross-platform installcargo install teale-node or Docker

Quickstarts

Pick the path that matches what you want to do.

Use Teale

Run AI models locally on your Mac. No accounts, no API keys, no cloud. Install the app, and a model downloads automatically based on your hardware.

Quickstart: Chat

Build on Teale

Teale exposes an OpenAI-compatible API at localhost:11435. If your code works with OpenAI, it works with Teale --- just change the base URL.

Quickstart: API

Earn with Teale

Share your idle compute with the Teale network and earn Teale Credits. Credits redeem AI inference and transfer to other users. Teale auto-selects the best model for your hardware and handles everything else.

Quickstart: Earn