Show HN: Needle2: 14MB agentic LLM for phones, wearables, smart home and robots

An open 45M-parameter model for tool calling, device use, and structured extraction. Needle 2 runs as a 14 MB binary in 28 MB of session RAM.
527 points by HenryNdubuaku 72 days ago cactuscompute.com 182 comments

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Needle 2 is a compact language model designed for efficient use on devices like phones, wearables, and smart home gadgets. With a minimal footprint of just 14MB, it offers impressive performance and has been updated based on user feedback from its predecessor.

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