Kerala solo dev open-sources Laya, a 33ms decision model 7x faster than Jev
thisdudelikesAI · x · 2026-09-28
Solo developer Nandakishor M of ConvAI Innovations in Kerala open-sourced Laya, a "System One" model that makes fast decisions (choice, score, yes/no) instead of generating text — built since April 2025, before Silicon Valley's Jev launched. Key specs: 33ms single forward pass (third-party benchmarks put Jev at 236-276ms, so roughly 7x faster), under 1GB RAM, 100+ languages, Apache 2.0, runs on laptops and phones. Jev charges $0.042 per million input tokens; Laya costs only electricity. The project hit #1 trending on Hugging Face with 3,500+ likes and praise from the HF CEO. Caveat: it needs fine-tuning for your use case.
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