LLMs and models

Edge0-145B

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Edge0-145B is an open-source language model from Edge0 with 145 billion parameters, built to run on a personal laptop rather than in a data centre.

In plain words

Edge0 says that, until recently, too little memory held most on-device models under 10 billion parameters. Its 145B model uses a sparse mixture-of-experts design whose weights stream from the SSD, with a router that guesses which parts it needs one step early. On a compatible laptop such as a MacBook Pro, Edge0 reports peak memory of 29GB and over 80 tokens a second. It targets coding, reasoning and agent work. Running locally avoids cloud token fees and keeps data on the computer, though the hardware and power are not free.

A quick example

Imagine a developer on a long flight with no internet. With a model like this loaded on a capable laptop, they can still ask it to write and debug code, and their files never leave the machine.

Where you'll meet it

  • Coding and agent tasks on a personal laptop.
  • Private or offline work where data should stay on the device.

Related

Sources

  1. DocsIntroducing Edge0-145B: Frontier AI Capabilities on Your Own Computer, Edge0 · read 13 Nov 2026
  2. DocsEdge0-AI/Edge0, Edge0 (GitHub) · read 13 Nov 2026

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