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AddedJul 4, 2026
UpdatedJul 6, 2026
Needle

Cactus› offers Needle

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26M-parameter open-source function-call model for small consumer devices.

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Overview

Needle is a 26-million-parameter function-call model distilled from Gemini into a Simple Attention Network. It is designed to run on phones, watches, glasses, and other low-power devices, achieving 6,000 tokens per second prefill and 1,200 tokens per second decode when running on the Cactus engine.

Weights, training code, and a fine-tuning playground are open-sourced on GitHub and Hugging Face. The model targets single-shot tool use and retrieval-and-assembly tasks rather than open-ended reasoning.

Needle - Classification

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  • AI
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  • AI Platform

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  • Alphabet

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AttributeNeedleGoogle Gemini
ProviderCactuscactuscompute.com$0 raisedAlphabetabc.xyz$26.1M raised · Public
Founded20251998
Sells ToDevelopersConsumers, Enterprise
Pricing ModelB2B Subscription, FreemiumAdvertising, Recurring, Transactional
OwnershipVenture CapitalPublic
Needle

Provider Cactuscactuscompute.com$0 raised

Founded 2025

Sells To Developers

Pricing Model B2B Subscription, Freemium

Ownership Venture Capital

Google Gemini

Provider Alphabetabc.xyz$26.1M raised · Public

Founded 1998

Sells To Consumers, Enterprise

Pricing Model Advertising, Recurring, Transactional

Ownership Public

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