Argmax

Argmax, Inc. builds on-device inference infrastructure that lets developers run foundation models locally on user devices for privacy, real-time performance, and predictable per-device costs. Its products are commercial Pro SDKs on top of open-source cores: WhisperKit (speech-to-text with file transcription, real-time streaming, word timestamps, and subtitle export), SpeakerKit (speaker recognition, diarization, and voice-activity detection), DiffusionKit (image generation for Flux.1 and Stable Diffusion on Apple Silicon), and TTSKit. Argmax also ships the Argmax Local Server for macOS, a local transcription server that is API-compatible with the Deepgram Speech-to-Text (Live) API and driven by an official Node client (@argmaxinc/local-server). Devices are licensed through the ArgmaxSDK (ax_-prefixed API keys) with device-based billing measured by unique licenseId. Backed by General Catalyst.

Argmax publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Enterprise, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and On-Device Inference.

Argmax’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, pricing, engineering blog, changelog, sandbox, and 16 more developer resources.

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34.8/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 10/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

AccessSelf serve

1 APIs

CompanyEnterpriseArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningOn-Device InferenceSpeech RecognitionSpeech to TextTranscriptionSpeaker DiarizationImage GenerationSDKsApple SiliconEdge AI

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Composite quality — 34.8/100 · thin

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 13.0 / 20

Commercial Clarity 8.9 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 8.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 10/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Get Started 5

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

GettingStarted

Sandbox

SignUp

Login

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LLMsTxt

LLMsTxt

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions

Conventions

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Packages

Packages

SDKs

SDKs

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage

StatusPage

ChangeLog

ChangeLog

Support

Support

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Models

Models

Source (apis.yml)

aid: argmax
name: Argmax
description: 'Argmax, Inc. builds on-device inference infrastructure that lets developers run foundation models locally on
  user devices for privacy, real-time performance, and predictable per-device costs. Its products are commercial Pro SDKs
  on top of open-source cores: WhisperKit (speech-to-text with file transcription, real-time streaming, word timestamps, and
  subtitle export), SpeakerKit (speaker recognition, diarization, and voice-activity detection), DiffusionKit (image generation
  for Flux.1 and Stable Diffusion on Apple Silicon), and TTSKit. Argmax also ships the Argmax Local Server for macOS, a local
  transcription server that is API-compatible with the Deepgram Speech-to-Text (Live) API and driven by an official Node client
  (@argmaxinc/local-server). Devices are licensed through the ArgmaxSDK (ax_-prefixed API keys) with device-based billing
  measured by unique licenseId. Backed by General Catalyst.'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/argmax/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
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  try_now: false
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  confidence: medium
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  generated: '2026-07-22'
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image: https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/677fd5c33a098b58d447e17b/678ec5cb674cb149d3c4c026_Argmax-OpenGraph.png
x-type: company
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tags:
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- Artificial Intelligence
- Machine Learning
- On-Device Inference
- Speech Recognition
- Speech to Text
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- Apple Silicon
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apis:
- name: Argmax Local Server
  description: A local transcription server for macOS that is API-compatible with the Deepgram Speech-to-Text (Live) API,
    exposing a WebSocket streaming interface (default ws://localhost:50060) driven by the official @argmaxinc/local-server
    Node client. Authenticated with an Argmax API key (ax_ prefix); a Python client is documented as coming soon.
  humanURL: https://app.argmaxinc.com/docs/guides/using-local-server
  baseURL: ws://localhost:50060
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  - Speech to Text
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maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
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- type: Website
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- type: Documentation
  url: https://app.argmaxinc.com/docs
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- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://app.argmaxinc.com/docs/guides/upgrading-to-pro-sdk
- type: Models
  url: https://app.argmaxinc.com/docs/models
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.argmaxinc.com/pricing
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.argmaxinc.com/blog
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/argmaxinc
- type: StatusPage
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- type: ChangeLog
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- type: Sandbox
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- type: Support
  url: mailto:pro-sdk-support@argmaxinc.com
- type: SignUp
  url: https://app.argmaxinc.com
- type: Login
  url: https://app.argmaxinc.com/login
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.argmaxinc.com/terms-of-service
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.argmaxinc.com/privacy
- type: Packages
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- type: SDKs
  url: packages/argmax-packages.yml
- type: Authentication
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- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/argmax-conventions.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/argmax-llms.txt
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence