PicoLM

PicoLM is an open-source inference framework designed to run large language models on extremely constrained hardware environments such as inexpensive single-board computers and embedded systems. The project focuses on enabling efficient local inference by optimizing memory usage, computation, and system dependencies so that relatively large models can operate on devices with minimal RAM. It is written primarily in C and designed with a minimalist architecture that removes unnecessary dependencies and external libraries. The runtime is capable of running language models with billions of parameters on devices with only a few hundred megabytes of memory, which is significantly lower than typical LLM infrastructure requirements. This makes PicoLM particularly suitable for edge computing, offline AI applications, and embedded AI devices that cannot rely on cloud resources.