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Announcing our Hackathon Series
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 and 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?
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?