needle
14MB foundation model for tiny devices; phones, wearables, smart home, and robots.
Run a small AI model on your phone or smart device to perform tasks like function calling.
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needle has 9.8k stars on GitHub. It has been forked 629 times. needle is written mainly in Python. It has been in active development since 2026. needle is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Its main topics are cactus, gemini, gemma, llm.
What is needle?
14MB foundation model for tiny devices; phones, wearables, smart home, and robots.
Is needle open source?
needle is an open-source project. It is released under the Apache-2.0 license.
Is needle free?
Yes. needle is free and open source — you can use, modify and self-host it.
What license does needle use?
needle is available under the Apache-2.0 license.
What language is needle written in?
needle is written mainly in Python.
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