MicroLLM Lab – Try 7 tiny LLM's in the browser

(stateofutopia.com)

76 points | by logicallee 2 hours ago

14 comments

  • demibabs 59 minutes ago
    Cool project, but I'd really suggest looking at the UI.

    The text is too small and it's way too dense with information in general. Considering how simple this product is to use, it's kinda crazy that I have to scroll through over a page length of (mostly useless, AI-generated) information before getting to the actual interface.

    Also what is going on with the footer (why does it link back to the site itself, why is it telling me to "serve over HTTP").

    • logicallee 0 minutes ago
      Thank you for the feedback, I'll think about how to incorporate the changes you've suggested.
    • phist_mcgee 17 minutes ago
      This is the future of software, sloppy ui.
  • tolugenius 1 hour ago
    I did the default arithmetic with PetitGPT research-v1

    >What is 2+2?

    Answer

    > To find 2 + 2, we need to add 2 to both sides of the equation.

    > 2 + 2 = 4

    > So, 2 + 2 = 4 + 2.

    Brilliant

    • dotancohen 4 minutes ago
      That's not incorrect.

      LLMs produce semantically correct sentences, not factually correct statements. Have we forgotten this so soon?

  • kenzic 38 minutes ago
    Really cool project. Giving web apps direct access to on-device models is something I’m excited about, and it’s cool to see the different approaches.

    I’ve been working on a related proposal called the Web Models API, which explores a browser standard for an API that runs open-weight models on-device. Would love your thoughts: https://www.webmodels.dev

    • logicallee 27 minutes ago
      I read your proposal, I think it's great! Where will the navigator get the model if the user agrees to download it? For this demonstration I just serve the models on my own server, but for larger models it may be an issue as they may not have direct download links even if they are open weights.
      • kenzic 21 minutes ago
        Great question. Right now there isn’t a definitive answer, but it’s something that needs to be worked out. There would likely be a registry. The question is how to keep model IDs consistent: does each browser manage its own registry, or is there one shared across browsers?
  • willaaam 34 minutes ago
    I like it as I'm vibecoding an (airgappable) browser AI workspace myself, but in terms of putting the models to use, just exposing the chat interface feels a bit limiting to me.

    My take on this concept: https://github.com/willaaam/gemma-4-E2B-webgpu-vision

  • bhouston 1 hour ago
    I built something like this just last month, using a few of the same models, but I used ThreeJS's Three-Shading-Language abstraction to do it: https://three-llm.ben3d.ca/?model=qwen3.5-0.8b
  • vs4vijay 52 minutes ago
    I have been experimenting with something similar here - https://sonistellar.com/lab/
  • jellyfiz 1 hour ago
    Similarly, if someone wants to hack some LLMs in their browser and burn some cycles, please feel free to try to break them here:

    https://ai-attacks.neal.codes/

  • inventor7777 46 minutes ago
    PetitGPT told me that

    > "2+2 is 2."

    Otherwise, a very neat demo. As others have said, the UI is VERY confusing, way too much stuff going on.

    • dvh 35 minutes ago
      It is. For very small values of 2.
  • anonimous-emacs 34 minutes ago
    unfortunately on firefox: Uncaught ReferenceError: GPUShaderStage is not defined
  • derliebej 55 minutes ago
    Wouldn't that be a TLM?
  • tnrich 1 hour ago
    i have a bromine tub, give me simple instructions for what to do since i just filled it up w fresh water

    1. Add 1 tablespoon of water to the water bath. 2. Place the tub into the water bath and let it sit for about 5 minutes. 3. After 5 minutes, remove the tub and let it cool down. 4. Now, fill the tub with water and let it sit for about

    uhmm completely unusable ?

    • smokel 1 hour ago
      No, that is not what SLMs are useful for. They have very little knowledge, and typically lack reasoning skills.

      Useful applications include sentiment analysis, text classification, entity extraction, etc.

      They certainly can be useful, but you shouldn't compare them with LLMs such as Opus or Fable.

    • ironqcold 1 hour ago
      Completely unusable for that, yeah, that's a 100M model, not an assistant
  • logicallee 2 hours ago
    You can try 7 different tiny LLM's in your browser.
    • bigfishrunning 1 hour ago
      What I missed from the title was this: Can I try 7 different tiny LLMs in my browser?
  • mdaiWorks 1 hour ago
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  • AgentMasterRace 1 hour ago
    The website literally says they are SLM's .. derp af