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TurboFieldfare enables on-device LLM inference

TurboFieldfare, an open-source engine, enables 26B parameter LLM inference on consumer Macs with 2GB RAM via SSD streaming, while a custom JAX engine for Gemma 4 E2B demonstrates efficient serving on a single TPU chip.

Why now

These developments highlight the maturation of on-device LLM inference, enabling privacy-preserving AI execution on consumer-grade hardware.

Key signals

TurboFieldfare demonstrates that 26B parameter models can run on 8GB RAM Macs via SSD streaming.
A custom JAX engine enables efficient serving of Gemma 4 E2B on a single TPU chip.

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