BREAKING
PicoLM Runs 1B LLM on $10 Boards
0
B
parameters
0
MB
runtime RAM
0
MB
board RAM
How It Fits in So Little RAM
1
Keep model on disk
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2
mmap layer by layer
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3
FP16 KV cache
↓
4
65-80KB binary
Generation Speed by Board
LicheeRV
1
Pi Zero 2W
2
Pi 3B+
4
Pi 4
8
Pi 5
10
x86-64
13
Promise vs Limits
Strengths
Pros
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No cloud or API keys
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Privacy and low latency
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Runs without a GPU
Concerns
Cons
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About 1 token per second
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Setup effort
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1B model capability limits
Edge AI Without GPUs
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A pure-C engine now runs a billion-parameter model fully offline on ten-dollar boards.