Cactus Needle 2 fits an offline AI model into just 28MB of RAM
Cactus just rolled out Needle 2, an ultra-tiny 45M-parameter model that packs into a 14MB binary and uses only 28MB of RAM. Built for micro-devices like the Raspberry Pi 5 and sub-$200 phones, it clocks hundreds of tokens per second for local tool calling without needing a GPU.