Google has released an app to run AI models on smartphones

Last week, Google released a new app that allows users to run a number of popular artificial intelligence models available on its Hugging Face platform on their smartphones.

The app is called Google AI Edge Gallery and is already available for Android devices; it will soon be coming to iOS as well. With it, users can find, download, and run compatible models that can generate images, answer questions, write and edit code – and more. All models work offline without the need for an internet connection, utilizing the power of supported devices.

Although AI models running in the cloud are often more efficient, on-premises solutions have their advantages. Some users prefer not to send personal or sensitive data to remote servers, or want to be able to use models without a Wi-Fi or cellular network connection.

Google AI Edge, which the company calls an “experimental alpha version,” is available for download from GitHub following the appropriate instructions. The app’s home screen displays shortcuts to various AI tasks and features like “Set Image” and “Chat with AI.” Selecting any of these brings up a list of matching models, such as Google’s Gemma 3n.

Google AI Edge Gallery also has a “Prompt Lab” that lets you perform one-step tasks, such as summarizing or rewriting text. It provides a variety of task templates and customization options to fine-tune the behavior of models.

Google warns that performance depends on the capabilities of your device. More powerful smartphones handle faster, and model size also affects the speed of tasks: larger models take longer to process queries, such as when analyzing images.

Size of the model also affects the speed of tasks: large models take longer to process, such as when analyzing images.

The company invites developers and enthusiasts to share feedback on Google AI Edge Gallery. The application is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license, which allows commercial and non-commercial use without restrictions.

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