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An open alternative appears: Laya
421M parameters, built to decide, runs locally.
Artem
@sl1ma4
🔥 looks like Jev just got an open-source alternative. Laya is a 421M parameter model built for making decisions instead of generating text. the interesting part: - runs locally on your laptop or phone - uses less than 1GB of memory - supports structured decisions (yes/no, scoring, multiple choice) - free + open source in a 30-second Snake benchmark against cloud-based Jev: Laya: 86.5 decisions/sec, score 46 Jev: 3.2 decisions/sec, score 1 the catch? Laya has a 512–1024 token context window and doesn't generalize as well as Jev without additional tuning.
Sep 21, 2026 · 10 likesOpen on X
The post reports that an open-source alternative to Jev has appeared: Laya, a 421M-parameter model built for making decisions rather than generating text, running locally.
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