No cloud, no GPUs, no problem: Liquid AI's new model LFM2.5-2.6B brings powerful AI agents to devices as small as a Raspberry Pi
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Liquid AI has launched LFM2.5-2.6B, a new open-weight language model capable of running on local hardware, including devices as small as a Raspberry Pi. This innovation allows for powerful AI applications without the need for cloud inference or GPUs, providing greater flexibility for enterprises.
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Earlier this week, the AI startup Liquid, formed in 2023 by former MIT computer scientists, debuted LFM2.5-2.6B, a new open-weight language model designed specifically for agentic workloads. In release materials and a recent interview with VentureBeat, Liquid's researchers say LFM2.5-2.6B can run entirely on local hardware — from smartphones and laptops down to a Raspberry Pi — without relying on cloud inference or GPUs, unlocking edge AI applications and giving more options to enterprises work
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