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Google AI Edge Gallery is an experimental beta app that lets developers test and evaluate generative AI models on-device without building a full mobile app. It supports model downloads, custom loading, parameter tuning, hardware benchmarks, and multimodal workflows, and is open-source for Android, iOS, and macOS.

Testing an on-device model shouldn’t mean building a mobile app before you can evaluate it. Google AI Edge Gallery is an experimental beta app for builders who want to explore and evaluate generative AI models on their own hardware. It helps you test local AI use cases by combining model downloads, custom model loading, parameter controls, and device-specific benchmarks in one sandbox. Key features: • On-device inference – run models offline so prompts, images, and other inputs stay on your hardware. • Model management – download listed models or load your own custom models and organize them in the app. • Hardware benchmarks – measure how a model performs on your specific device. • Multimodal workflows – use Ask Image for camera or gallery inputs and Audio Scribe for transcription and translation. • Prompt and agent testing – tune temperature and top-k in Prompt Lab, or extend supported models with Agent Skills. It’s open-source (Apache 2.0 license) and available for Android, iOS, and macOS. Link in the reply
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Testing an on-device model shouldn’t mean building a mobile app before you can evaluate it.

Google AI Edge Gallery is an experimental beta app for builders who want to explore and evaluate generative AI models on their own hardware.

It helps you test local AI use cases by combining model downloads, custom model loading, parameter controls, and device-specific benchmarks in one sandbox.

Key features: • On-device inference – run models offline so prompts, images, and other inputs stay on your hardware. • Model management – download listed models or load your own custom models and organize them in the app. • Hardware benchmarks – measure how a model performs on your specific device. • Multimodal workflows – use Ask Image for camera or gallery inputs and Audio Scribe for transcription and translation. • Prompt and agent testing – tune temperature and top-k in Prompt Lab, or extend supported models with Agent Skills.

It’s open-source (Apache 2.0 license) and available for Android, iOS, and macOS.

Link in the reply

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