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Two weeks ago, we open-sourced LFM2, the most powerful Small Language Model (SLM) available today. A week later, we launched LEAP, making it radically simple to deploy these models at the edge — anywhere from phones to laptops, as easily as calling an API.
Now, we’re passing the torch to you.
At Liquid, we’re all-in on a future where small, fast, purpose-built models run right on your own hardware. Whether it’s your smartphone, a Raspberry Pi, or your trusty ol’ ThinkPad, you shouldn’t need to ping a hyper-scale data center just to ask a question.
But this isn’t just about performance. It’s about ownership. We believe developers and users alike deserve control — over their models, their data, and their workflows. Not every task requires a trillion-parameter black box scraping the cloud. Sometimes, the best model is the one that does exactly what you need… and nothing more. This shift enables complex, domain-specific, even multi-agent systems to become efficient, interpretable, and radically affordable.
To accelerate this new wave, we're launching the Liquid Hackathon Series:
- A biweekly global competition for building private, local-first AI apps that put users back in control
- Each round features $10,000 in prizes
- Leverage a dedicated space to experiment with how model design, hardware, and deployment can be reimagined from first principles
- Our first hackathon kicks off this Monday, August 4.
The theme?
Hack 01: Take back control.
This is your shot to build with LFM2, Liquid’s next-gen small model, and LEAP, our edge-native deployment engine. Together, they let you ship AI that’s private, real-time, and local—running where it matters most: on your device.
We’ve built the tech. Now we want to see what you take back.
- Your privacy?
- Your workflows?
- Your on-device UX?