Small Language Models (SLMs): The Privacy Revolution
Bigger isn't always better. While GPT-6 gets larger, a parallel revolution is happening in the palm of your hand: Small Language Models (SLMs).
Why Run AI Locally?
- Privacy: Your financial data, health records, and personal journals never leave your device.
- Latency: No network lag. The AI responds instantly, even on an airplane mode.
- Cost: Running a model on your M4 MacBook Pro costs $0.00 compared to API fees.
Top SLMs of 2026
- Llama-4-7B-Mobile: Optimized for iPhones, capable of writing emails and summarizing notifications.
- Mistral-Nano: Needs only 4GB RAM but rivals GPT-3.5 in coding logic.
- Google Gemini Nano 3: Built directly into Android for real-time translation.
The future is hybrid: Cloud AI for massive reasoning, Local AI for daily life.
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