OpenBMB's MiniCPM5-2B tops sub-4B model rankings and runs offline on iPhone

OpenBMB's MiniCPM5-2B ranks first among sub-4B models on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Developer Patrick Toulme demoed it running offline on an iPhone as an iMessage agent, arguing billions of existing phones are untapped local compute.

2026-09-12 ~ 2026-09-13 · 2 related posts

• MiniCPM5-2B on iPhone: blogger tests a local iMessage agent with 6 tools across 8 scenarios — PatrickToulme · 2026-09-12
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